molinum

Latin

Etymology

Substantivization of the neuter of the adjective molīnus, from molō, or a shortening of saxum molīnum ("grinding stone").

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /moˈliː.num/, [mɔˈliː.nũ]

Noun

molīnum n (genitive molīnī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a mill[1]

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative molīnum molīna
genitive molīnī molīnōrum
dative molīnō molīnīs
accusative molīnum molīna
ablative molīnō molīnīs
vocative molīnum molīna

Descendants

  • Mirandese: molino
  • Occitan: molin
  • Old Portuguese: moinno
    • Galician: muiño
    • Portuguese: moinho
  • Romansch: mulin, mulegn
  • Sardinian: molinu, mulinu
  • Scottish Gaelic: muileann
  • Sicilian: mulinu
  • Spanish: molino
  • Venetian: molin, mulin, mułin
  • Walloon: molén
  • Welsh: melin

Adjective

molīnum

  1. nominative neuter singular of molīnus
  2. accusative masculine singular of molīnus
  3. accusative neuter singular of molīnus
  4. vocative neuter singular of molīnus

References

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