noun · neutersecond declension
molendīnum
molendīnum n (genitive molendīnī)
Meaning
- A milling-place, mill, mill-house.
Servitium, quo feudatorii grana ſua ad Domini molendinum, ibi molenda perferre, ex conſuetudine, aſtringuntur.
Servitude, whereby vassals are forced to carry their grains to the feudal lord's mill, therein to be ground, in accordance with custom.1789, Gilbert White, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | molendīnum | molendīna |
| genitive | molendīnī | molendīnōrum |
| dative | molendīnō | molendīnīs |
| accusative | molendīnum | molendīna |
| ablative | molendīnō | molendīnīs |
| vocative | molendīnum | molendīna |
mŏlendīnum, i, n. id.,
I. a millingplace, mill-house (eccl. Lat.), Aug. in Psa. 132, 4; 36, 2.
Origins
From molō (“grind in a mill”).
In English words that came into English from molendīnum
- molendinarymolendīna