LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

molīnus

molīnus (feminine molīna, neuter molīnum)
Classical[mɔˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[moˈliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinadjectiverelationalmill

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemolīnusmolīnamolīnum
genitivemolīnīmolīnaemolīnī
dativemolīnōmolīnaemolīnō
accusativemolīnummolīnammolīnum
ablativemolīnōmolīnāmolīnō
vocativemolīnemolīnamolīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemolīnīmolīnaemolīna
genitivemolīnōrummolīnārummolīnōrum
dativemolīnīsmolīnīsmolīnīs
accusativemolīnōsmolīnāsmolīna
ablativemolīnīsmolīnīsmolīnīs
vocativemolīnīmolīnaemolīna

mŏlīnus, a, um, adj. mola,
I. of or belonging to a mill, mill- (eccl. Lat.): saxum, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 35.—Hence, as subst.
A. mŏlīna, ae, f., a mill, Amm. 18, 8, 11. —
B. mŏlīnum, i, n., a mill, Cassiod. Inst. Div. Litt. 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*melō
  4. Latinmolīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin molīnus From molō + -īnus.

In English words that came into English from molīnus

  • millmolīna
  • molinemolinum

Quick answers

What does molīnus mean in Latin?
molīnus, a adjective, means “mill”.
How do you pronounce molīnus?
In classical Latin, [mɔˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈliː.nus].
Where does molīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ti → Proto-Italic *melō → Latin molīnus.