molt

See also: mòlt

English

Etymology 1

Verb

molt (third-person singular simple present molts, present participle molting, simple past and past participle molted)

  1. US standard spelling of moult.

Noun

molt (plural molts)

  1. US standard spelling of moult.

References

Etymology 2

Verb

molt

  1. (rare) simple past tense of melt

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle).

Pronunciation

Adjective

molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)

  1. much, many

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

molt

  1. very

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Antonyms

Noun

molt m (uncountable)

  1. a lot, a great deal, a large amount

Antonyms

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish molt (“wether”), from Proto-Celtic *molto- (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-).

Noun

molt m (genitive singular moilt, nominative plural moilt)

  1. wether
  2. (figuratively) sulky, morose person

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
molt mholt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin multum (adverb), neuter of multus.

Adjective

molt m (oblique and nominative feminine singular molte)

  1. much; many; a lot of
    moltes batailles
    many battles

Declension

Adverb

molt (invariable)

  1. very, a lot, a great deal
    • 12th or 13th century, author unknown, Le Bouchier D'Abevile:
      A Abevile ot un bouchier,
      Que si voison orent molt chier.
      In Abbeville there was a butcher,
      Held in high esteem by his neighbors.

Synonyms

Descendants

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Middle Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-, source of French mouton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mol͈t/

Noun

molt m (genitive muilt, nominative plural muilt)

  1. ram, wether

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative molt moltL muiltL
Vocative muilt moltL moltu
Accusative moltN moltL moltu
Genitive muiltL molt moltN
Dative moltL moltaib moltaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • moltán
  • moltrad

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
molt
also mmolt after a proclitic		 molt
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 molt
also mmolt after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “molt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

molt m

  1. Alternative form of mult
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