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Webster 1913 Edition
Moly
Mo′ly
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by
Homer
to have been given by Hermes
to Ulysses
to counteract the spells of Circe
. Milton.
2.
(Bot.)
A kind of garlic (
Allium Moly
) with large yellow flowers; – called also golden garlic
. Webster 1828 Edition
Moly
MO'LY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
moly
moly
See also: möly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊli/
Noun
moly (plural molies)
- A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.iii:
- It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.
- 1980, Walter Shrewing, trans. Homer, The Odyssey, Oxford 1998, p.120:
- So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.iii:
- Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.
Etymology 2
Noun
moly (uncountable)
- (informal) molybdenum
Hungarian
Etymology
From a Slavic language, compare Czech mol and Slovak moľ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoj]
- Hyphenation: moly
Noun
moly (plural molyok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | moly | molyok |
| accusative | molyt | molyokat |
| dative | molynak | molyoknak |
| instrumental | mollyal | molyokkal |
| causal-final | molyért | molyokért |
| translative | mollyá | molyokká |
| terminative | molyig | molyokig |
| essive-formal | molyként | molyokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | molyban | molyokban |
| superessive | molyon | molyokon |
| adessive | molynál | molyoknál |
| illative | molyba | molyokba |
| sublative | molyra | molyokra |
| allative | molyhoz | molyokhoz |
| elative | molyból | molyokból |
| delative | molyról | molyokról |
| ablative | molytól | molyoktól |
| Possessive forms of moly | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | molyom | molyaim |
| 2nd person sing. | molyod | molyaid |
| 3rd person sing. | molya | molyai |
| 1st person plural | molyunk | molyaink |
| 2nd person plural | molyotok | molyaitok |
| 3rd person plural | molyuk | molyaik |
Derived terms
- könyvmoly
- molylepke