molen
See also: Molen
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
molen
- third-person plural present indicative of moldre
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
molen
- third-person plural present indicative of molar (“to mock”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
molen
- third-person plural present indicative of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”)
Danish
Noun
molen c
- definite singular of mole
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (dialectal) meulen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧len
- Rhymes: -oːlən
Noun
molen m (plural molens, diminutive molentje n)
Derived terms
- general:
- toponyms:
Descendants
- Afrikaans: meule
- Berbice Creole Dutch: molo
- Jersey Dutch: mœl
- Negerhollands: mola, moela, mula
- → Lokono: molo
Galician
Verb
molen
- third-person plural present indicative of mulir
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”). Cognate with German malen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːlən/
- Rhymes: -oːlən
Verb
molen (third-person singular present moolt, past participle gemoolt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to paint
Conjugation
| infinitive | molen | |
|---|---|---|
| participle | gemoolt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | molen | — |
| 2nd singular | mools | mol |
| 3rd singular | moolt | — |
| 1st plural | molen | — |
| 2nd plural | moolt | moolt |
| 3rd plural | molen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
- Moler
- Molerei
Related terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Noun
mōlen f or m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | molen | molene |
| accusative | molen | molene |
| genitive | molen, molene | molene |
| dative | molen, molene | molenen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | molen | molene |
| accusative | molen | molene |
| genitive | molens | molene |
| dative | molene | molenen |
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “muelin”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “molene”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page molene
Middle English
Noun
molen
- alternative form of moleyne
Spanish
Verb
molen
- inflection of molar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
molen