LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

mōliō

mōliō (present infinitive mōlīre)
Classical[ˈmɔ.li.ɔ]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. to build, erect
  2. to set in motion, start

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.mōliōmōliēbammōliam———
2nd sg.mōlīsmōliēbāsmōliēs———
3rd sg.mōlitmōliēbatmōliet———
1st pl.mōlīmusmōliēbāmusmōliēmus———
2nd pl.mōlītismōliēbātismōliētis———
3rd pl.mōliuntmōliēbantmōlient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.mōliammōlīrem——
2nd sg.mōliāsmōlīrēs——
3rd sg.mōliatmōlīret——
1st pl.mōliāmusmōlīrēmus——
2nd pl.mōliātismōlīrētis——
3rd pl.mōliantmōlīrent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.mōliormōliēbarmōliar
2nd sg.mōlīris
mōlīre
mōliēbāris
mōliēbāre
mōliēris
mōliēre
3rd sg.mōlīturmōliēbāturmōliētur
1st pl.mōlīmurmōliēbāmurmōliēmur
2nd pl.mōlīminīmōliēbāminīmōliēminī
3rd pl.mōliunturmōliēbanturmōlientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.mōliarmōlīrer
2nd sg.mōliāris
mōliāre
mōlīrēris
mōlīrēre
3rd sg.mōliāturmōlīrētur
1st pl.mōliāmurmōlīrēmur
2nd pl.mōliāminīmōlīrēminī
3rd pl.mōlianturmōlīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mōlīmōlīre
pres. 2nd pl.mōlītemōlīminī
fut. 2nd sg.mōlītōmōlītor
fut. 3rd sg.mōlītōmōlītor
fut. 2nd pl.mōlītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.mōliuntōmōliuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemōlīremōlīrī
present participlemōliēns—
future participle—mōliendus
mōliundus
gerundmōliendī, mōliendō, mōliendum

mōlĭo, īre, 4 (
I. act. collat. form of molior).
I. To build, erect (post-Aug.): neque quis quid molit, S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 129.—
II. In a pass. signif., to set in motion, start: jam sospitatricis deae peculiaris pompa moliebatur, App. M. 11, p. 261, 8.

Origins

Active collateral form of mōlior.

Quick answers

What does mōliō mean in Latin?
mōliō, a verb, means “to build, erect; to set in motion, start”.
What are the principal parts of mōliō?
mōliō, mōlīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce mōliō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɔ.li.ɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.li.o].