English

Noun

moles

1. plural of mole

Danish

Noun

moles c

1. genitive singular indefinite of mole

French

Noun

moles f

1. plural of mole

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- ‎(“to exert”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μῶλος ‎(môlos) and German Mühen. See also Latin mōs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.leːs/, [ˈmoː.ɫeːs]

Noun

mōlēs f ‎(genitive mōlis); third declension

1. mass (of material)
2. rock, boulder
3. heap, pile
4. mole, jetty

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Derived terms

• molestus
• mōlior

Descendants

• Catalan: moll
  • Portuguese: molhe
  • Spanish: muelle
• Italian: molo
• Portuguese: mole, mó

References

• moles in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• moles in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MOLES in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “moles”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• moles in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Adjective

moles

1. plural of mole

Noun

moles m

1. plural of mol

Spanish

Verb

moles

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of molar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of molar.