verbthird conjugation
molō
molō (present infinitive molere, perfect active moluī, supine molitum)
Classical[ˈmɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.lo]
Meaning
- to grind or mill
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | molō | molēbam | molam | moluī | molueram | moluerō |
| 2nd sg. | molis | molēbās | molēs | moluistī | moluerās | molueris |
| 3rd sg. | molit | molēbat | molet | moluit | moluerat | moluerit |
| 1st pl. | molimus | molēbāmus | molēmus | moluimus | moluerāmus | moluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | molitis | molēbātis | molētis | moluistis | moluerātis | molueritis |
| 3rd pl. | molunt | molēbant | molent | moluērunt moluēre | moluerant | moluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | molam | molerem | moluerim | moluissem |
| 2nd sg. | molās | molerēs | moluerīs | moluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | molat | moleret | moluerit | moluisset |
| 1st pl. | molāmus | molerēmus | moluerīmus | moluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | molātis | molerētis | moluerītis | moluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | molant | molerent | moluerint | moluissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | molor | molēbar | molar |
| 2nd sg. | moleris molere | molēbāris molēbāre | molēris molēre |
| 3rd sg. | molitur | molēbātur | molētur |
| 1st pl. | molimur | molēbāmur | molēmur |
| 2nd pl. | moliminī | molēbāminī | molēminī |
| 3rd pl. | moluntur | molēbantur | molentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | molar | molerer |
| 2nd sg. | molāris molāre | molerēris molerēre |
| 3rd sg. | molātur | molerētur |
| 1st pl. | molāmur | molerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | molāminī | molerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | molantur | molerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mole | molere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | molite | moliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | molitō | molitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | molitō | molitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | molitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | moluntō | moluntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | molere | molī |
| perfect infinitive | moluisse | molitum esse |
| future infinitive | molitūrum esse | molitum īrī |
| present participle | molēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | molitus molita, molitā, molitae, molitam, molitārum, molitās, molitī, molitōrum, molitōs |
| future participle | molitūrus molitūra, molitūrā, molitūrae, molitūram, molitūrārum, molitūrās, molitūre, molitūrī, molitūrīs, molitūrō, molitūrōrum, molitūrōs, molitūrum | molendus molundus, molenda, molendā, molendae, molendam, molendārum, molendās, molende, molendīs, molendōrum, molendōs |
gerundmolendī, molendō, molendumsupinemolitum, molitū
mŏlo, ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. a. mola,
I. to grind in a mill.
I. Lit.:
molendum usque in pistrino, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 19: hordeum in subtilem farinam, to grind into fine flour, Plin. 18, 7, 14, § 73: tolle molam, et mole farinam, Vulg. Isa. 47, 2.—Absol.: in mola, Vulg. Matt. 24, 41: molentes in unum, at one mill or stone, id. Luc. 17, 35. —II. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Epigr. 71, 7; cf. Petr. 23.—Hence, P. a.: mŏlĭ-tus, a, um, ground; as subst.: mŏlĭ-tum, i, n., food made of flour:
edo lubentius molitum quam praehibeo a me, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 13.Mŏlo or Mŏlon, ōnis, m.,
I. a surname of Apollonius of Rhodes, a Greek rhetorician, one of Cicero's teachers, who came to Rome as an ambassador of the Rhodians, Cic. Brut. 70, 245; 90, 311; id. Att. 2, 1, 9; Quint. 12, 6, 7, etc.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
molō uī, itus, ere
mola, to grind : ego pro te molam, T.: molita cibaria, meal , Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*melō
- Latinmolō
From Proto-Italic *melō (“to grind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Latin mollis, Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal.
Insular Romance
- Sardinianmolere
- Sardinianmoliri
- Sardinianmoli
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmoldre
- Catalanmolre
- Occitanmòler
- Auvergnatmòurefrom Occitan mòler
- Gasconmólerfrom Occitan mòler
- Languedocienmòlrefrom Occitan mòler
- Languedocienmòldrefrom Occitan mòler
- Languedocienmòrrefrom Occitan mòler
- Languedocienmuòlrefrom Occitan mòler
- Languedocienmuòldrefrom Occitan mòler
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemoerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese moer
- Spanishmoler
- Ribagorçanmoldrefrom Aragonese moler
- Ribagorçanmolrefrom Aragonese moler
- Ribagorçanmuélrefrom Aragonese moler
- Asturianmoler
- Mirandesemoler
- Galicianmoerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese moer
Italo-Romance
- Italianmolare
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshmoler
- Romanshmoller
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesemeule
- Piedmontesemeure
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalmôdre
- Franco-Provençalmôudre
- Franco-Provençalmuèdre
- Old Frenchmoudre