English

Adjective

molle ‎(not comparable)

1. (music, obsolete) flat; lowered by a semitone

   B molle

   E molle

French

Adjective

molle

1. feminine singular of mou

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin mollis.

Adjective

molle m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural molli)

1. soft
2. flabby
3. weak, feeble

Related terms

• mollare

Etymology 2

Noun

molle f

1. plural of molla
2. tongs, fire tongs

Latin

Etymology

From mollis ‎(“soft”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmol.le/

Noun

molle n ‎(genitive mollis); third declension

1. softness, smoothness

Inflection

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Adjective

molle

1. nominative neuter singular of mollis
2. accusative neuter singular of mollis
3. vocative neuter singular of mollis

References

• MOLLE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norman

Adjective

molle

1. feminine singular of mo

Northern Sami

Verb

molle

1. inflection of mollat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative