molli

See also: Molli

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

molli (inanimate)

1. Mole.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• mulli, mvlli (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

mōlli (inanimate)

1. A spiced, watery food of any kind; a sauce, stew, broth, etc.
   • c1558-1561: Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 226.

   tlaçotli mvlli

   the precious sauces.

Derived terms

Terms derived from mōlli

• āhuacamōlli
• āzcamōlli
• chīlchomōlli
• chīlhuācmōlli
• chīlmōlli
• cueyamōlli
• emōlli
• epāhuaxmōlli
• mazāmōlli
• michmōlli
• mōlcaxitl
• nacamōlli
• quilmōlli
• tōtolmōlli
• tōtoltemōlli

Descendants

• Spanish: mole
  • English: mole

References

• “molli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolːi/, [ˈmo̞lːi]
• Rhymes: -olːi
• Syllabification^(key): mol‧li

Etymology 1

From German Moll (“minor”), from Latin mollis (“soft, mild, weak”).

Noun

molli

1. (music) minor, minor key

Usage notes

The system of naming the keys differs between English and Finnish in the ends of the scale. See entries for individual keys.

Declension

Inflection of molli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		molli	mollit
genitive		mollin	mollien
partitive		mollia	molleja
illative		molliin	molleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		molli	mollit
accusative	nom.	molli	mollit
	gen.	mollin
genitive		mollin	mollien
partitive		mollia	molleja
inessive		mollissa	molleissa
elative		mollista	molleista
illative		molliin	molleihin
adessive		mollilla	molleilla
ablative		mollilta	molleilta
allative		mollille	molleille
essive		mollina	molleina
translative		molliksi	molleiksi
abessive		mollitta	molleitta
instructive		—	mollein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of molli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mollini mollini accusative nom. mollini mollini gen. mollini genitive mollini mollieni partitive molliani mollejani inessive mollissani molleissani elative mollistani molleistani illative molliini molleihini adessive mollillani molleillani ablative molliltani molleiltani allative mollilleni molleilleni essive mollinani molleinani translative mollikseni molleikseni abessive mollittani molleittani instructive — — comitative — molleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mollisi mollisi accusative nom. mollisi mollisi gen. mollisi genitive mollisi molliesi partitive molliasi mollejasi inessive mollissasi molleissasi elative mollistasi molleistasi illative molliisi molleihisi adessive mollillasi molleillasi ablative molliltasi molleiltasi allative mollillesi molleillesi essive mollinasi molleinasi translative molliksesi molleiksesi abessive mollittasi molleittasi instructive — — comitative — molleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mollimme mollimme accusative nom. mollimme mollimme gen. mollimme genitive mollimme molliemme partitive molliamme mollejamme inessive mollissamme molleissamme elative mollistamme molleistamme illative molliimme molleihimme adessive mollillamme molleillamme ablative molliltamme molleiltamme allative mollillemme molleillemme essive mollinamme molleinamme translative molliksemme molleiksemme abessive mollittamme molleittamme instructive — — comitative — molleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mollinne mollinne accusative nom. mollinne mollinne gen. mollinne genitive mollinne mollienne partitive mollianne mollejanne inessive mollissanne molleissanne elative mollistanne molleistanne illative molliinne molleihinne adessive mollillanne molleillanne ablative molliltanne molleiltanne allative mollillenne molleillenne essive mollinanne molleinanne translative molliksenne molleiksenne abessive mollittanne molleittanne instructive — — comitative — molleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mollinsa mollinsa accusative nom. mollinsa mollinsa gen. mollinsa genitive mollinsa molliensa partitive molliaan molliansa mollejaan mollejansa inessive mollissaan mollissansa molleissaan molleissansa elative mollistaan mollistansa molleistaan molleistansa illative molliinsa molleihinsa adessive mollillaan mollillansa molleillaan molleillansa ablative molliltaan molliltansa molleiltaan molleiltansa allative mollilleen mollillensa molleilleen molleillensa essive mollinaan mollinansa molleinaan molleinansa translative mollikseen molliksensa molleikseen molleiksensa abessive mollittaan mollittansa molleittaan molleittansa instructive — — comitative — molleineen molleinensa

Coordinate terms

• duuri

Derived terms

• ais-molli (“A-sharp minor”)
• a-molli (“A minor”)
• as-molli (“A-flat minor”)
• b-molli (“B-flat minor”)
• cis-molli (“C-sharp minor”)
• c-molli (“C minor”)
• dis-molli (“D-sharp minor”)
• d-molli (“D minor”)
• e-molli (“E minor”)
• es-molli (“E-flat minor”)
• fis-molli (“F-sharp minor”)
• f-molli (“F minor”)
• gis-molli (“G-sharp minor”)
• g-molli (“G minor”)
• h-molli (“B minor”)
• molliasteikko
• molliseiska
• mollisointu

 

Further reading

• “molli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mollie.

Noun

molli

1. molly (most fish in the genus Poecilia)
2. common molly, molly, Poecilia sphenops

Declension

Inflection of molli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		molli	mollit
genitive		mollin	mollien
partitive		mollia	molleja
illative		molliin	molleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		molli	mollit
accusative	nom.	molli	mollit
	gen.	mollin
genitive		mollin	mollien
partitive		mollia	molleja
inessive		mollissa	molleissa
elative		mollista	molleista
illative		molliin	molleihin
adessive		mollilla	molleilla
ablative		mollilta	molleilta
allative		mollille	molleille
essive		mollina	molleina
translative		molliksi	molleiksi
abessive		mollitta	molleitta
instructive		—	mollein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of molli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mollini mollini accusative nom. mollini mollini gen. mollini genitive mollini mollieni partitive molliani mollejani inessive mollissani molleissani elative mollistani molleistani illative molliini molleihini adessive mollillani molleillani ablative molliltani molleiltani allative mollilleni molleilleni essive mollinani molleinani translative mollikseni molleikseni abessive mollittani molleittani instructive — — comitative — molleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mollisi mollisi accusative nom. mollisi mollisi gen. mollisi genitive mollisi molliesi partitive molliasi mollejasi inessive mollissasi molleissasi elative mollistasi molleistasi illative molliisi molleihisi adessive mollillasi molleillasi ablative molliltasi molleiltasi allative mollillesi molleillesi essive mollinasi molleinasi translative molliksesi molleiksesi abessive mollittasi molleittasi instructive — — comitative — molleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mollimme mollimme accusative nom. mollimme mollimme gen. mollimme genitive mollimme molliemme partitive molliamme mollejamme inessive mollissamme molleissamme elative mollistamme molleistamme illative molliimme molleihimme adessive mollillamme molleillamme ablative molliltamme molleiltamme allative mollillemme molleillemme essive mollinamme molleinamme translative molliksemme molleiksemme abessive mollittamme molleittamme instructive — — comitative — molleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mollinne mollinne accusative nom. mollinne mollinne gen. mollinne genitive mollinne mollienne partitive mollianne mollejanne inessive mollissanne molleissanne elative mollistanne molleistanne illative molliinne molleihinne adessive mollillanne molleillanne ablative molliltanne molleiltanne allative mollillenne molleillenne essive mollinanne molleinanne translative molliksenne molleiksenne abessive mollittanne molleittanne instructive — — comitative — molleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mollinsa mollinsa accusative nom. mollinsa mollinsa gen. mollinsa genitive mollinsa molliensa partitive molliaan molliansa mollejaan mollejansa inessive mollissaan mollissansa molleissaan molleissansa elative mollistaan mollistansa molleistaan molleistansa illative molliinsa molleihinsa adessive mollillaan mollillansa molleillaan molleillansa ablative molliltaan molliltansa molleiltaan molleiltansa allative mollilleen mollillensa molleilleen molleillensa essive mollinaan mollinansa molleinaan molleinansa translative mollikseen molliksensa molleikseen molleiksensa abessive mollittaan mollittansa molleittaan molleittansa instructive — — comitative — molleineen molleinensa

Derived terms

• mustamolli
• purjemolli

See also

• miljoonakala

French

Participle

molli (feminine mollie, masculine plural mollis, feminine plural mollies)

1. past participle of mollir

Italian

Verb

molli

1. inflection of mollare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Adjective

molli m

1. plural of molle

Anagrams

• Millo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.liː/, [ˈmɔlːʲiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.li/, [ˈmɔlːi]

Adjective

mollī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mollis

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmolːliː/

Verb

molˈli

1. second-person dual imperative of mollat

Participle

molˈli

1. present participle of mollat

Spanish

Noun

molli m (plural mollis)

1. Alternative form of molle (“Peruvian pepper tree”)