German

Noun

Molli m ‎(genitive Mollis, plural Mollis)

1. (slang) diminutive of Molotowcocktail

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• mulli, mvlli (obsolete spellings)

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

Descendants

• Spanish: mole
  • English: mole

References

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolːi/
• Hyphenation: mol‧li

Etymology 1

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

Noun

molli

1. (music) minor
2. (music) minor key

Declension

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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

Coordinate terms

• duuri

Etymology 2

Noun

molli

1. mollie (fish of the genus Poecilia)

Declension

Derived terms

• mustamolli
• purjemolli

French

Verb

molli

1. past participle of mollir

Italian

Verb

molli

1. second-person singular present indicative of mollare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of mollare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of mollare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mollare
5. third-person singular imperative of mollare

Adjective

molli m

1. plural of molle

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.liː/, [ˈmɔl.liː]

Adjective

mollī

1. dative masculine singular of mollis
2. dative feminine singular of mollis
3. dative neuter singular of mollis
4. ablative masculine singular of mollis
5. ablative feminine singular of mollis
6. ablative neuter singular of mollis

Northern Sami

Verb

mol'li

1. second-person dual imperative of mollat

Participle

mol'li

1. present participle of mollat