Mole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mole"

English

Etymology

From Latin mola (“mill”), or otherwise a back-formation from Molesey (“Mul's Island”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məʊl/
  • Rhymes: -əʊl
  • Homophone: mole

Proper noun

Mole

  1. A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
  2. A river in Devon, England, tributary to the Taw.
  3. A surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ AD Mills (1998) Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names (2nd ed.)

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mole f (genitive Mole, plural Molen)

  1. jetty, mole

Declension

Declension of Mole [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mole die Molen
genitive einer der Mole der Molen
dative einer der Mole den Molen
accusative eine die Mole die Molen

Further reading

  • “Mole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mole” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Mole” in Duden online
  • Mole on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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