# moli
## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* moale, moali

### Etymology

From Latin mollis, mollem. Compare Romanian moale.

### Adjective

moli
* soft

#### Derived terms

* moliciuni

#### Related terms

* moyi

## Catalan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmo.li]

#### Verb

moli
* inflection of molar (“to mock”):
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔ.li]

#### Verb

moli
* inflection of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”):
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“citrus fruit”), Tongan moli (“citrus fruit”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

### Noun

moli
* Generic term for any citrus fruit.

#### Derived terms

* moli kana, pomelo
* moli karokaro, lemon
* moli jamu, sour orange or Citrus aurantium
* moli unumi, sweet orange or Citrus sinensis

### References

* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moli”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 173-4
* Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

## Highland Puebla Nahuatl
### Noun

moli
* mole

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔːlɪ/
* Rhymes: -ɔːlɪ

### Noun

moli m (genitive singular mola, nominative plural molar)
* fragment, piece, crumb

#### Derived terms

* brauðmoli (“breadcrumb”)
* fróðleiksmoli (“fact, item of trivia”)
* ísmoli (“ice cube”)
* kolamoli (“lump of coal”)
* mola (“to shatter, to smash”)
* sykurmoli (“sugar cube”)

#### Related terms

* mylja (“to grind, to pulverize”)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.li/
* Rhymes: -ɔli
* Hyphenation: mò‧li

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

moli m
* plural of molo

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

moli m
* plural of mole

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

moli
* inflection of molare:
** second-person singular present indicative
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Lomi, Milo, limo, limò, olmi

## Latin
### Etymology 1
#### Verb

molī
* present passive infinitive of molō

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

mōlī f
* dative singular of mōlēs

## Lower Sorbian
### Noun

moli
* Superseded spelling of móli.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.li/
* Rhymes: -ɔli
* Syllabification: mo‧li

### Noun

moli m animal
* genitive plural of mól
    Synonym: molów

### Noun

moli m inan
* genitive plural of mol

## Serbo-Croatian
### Verb

moli (Cyrillic spelling моли)
* inflection of moliti:
** third-person singular present
** second-person singular imperative

## Tok Pisin
### Alternative forms

* muli

### Etymology

From Polynesian.

### Noun

moli
* lemon

#### Derived terms

* switmoli
* moliwara

## Tongan
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“citrus fruit”), Fijian moli (“citrus fruit”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

#### Noun

moli
* any of a number of citrus fruits, not including lemons and limes

##### Derived terms

* moli kai, sweet orange
* moli inu, ibid.
* moli lemani, lemon
* moli Tonga, pomelo

#### References

* Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 490
* Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

moli (transitive)
* to break off a small piece (from something)

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *molọd, from Proto-Celtic *molātor, equivalent to mawl (“praise”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Irish mol (“to praise”).

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈmɔli/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈmoːli/, /ˈmɔli/

### Verb

moli (first-person singular present molaf)
* (transitive) to praise, to extol, to laud, to eulogize
    Synonyms: clodfori, canmol

#### Conjugation

| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | molaf | moli | mawl, mola | molwn | molwch | molant | molir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | molwn | molit | molai | molem | molech | molent | molid |
| preterite | molais | molaist | molodd | molasom | molasoch | molasant | molwyd |
| pluperfect | molaswn | molasit | molasai | molasem | molasech | molasent | molasid, molesid |
| present subjunctive | molwyf | molych | molo | molom | moloch | molont | moler |
| imperative | — | mola | moled | molwn | molwch | molent | moler |
| verbal noun | moli | moli | moli | moli | moli | moli | moli |
| verbal adjectives | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy | moledig moladwy |
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| Inflected colloquial forms | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| future | mola i, molaf i | moli di | molith o/e/hi, moliff e/hi | molwn ni | molwch chi | molan nhw |
| conditional | molwn i, molswn i | molet ti, molset ti | molai fo/fe/hi, molsai fo/fe/hi | molen ni, molsen ni | molech chi, molsech chi | molen nhw, molsen nhw |
| preterite | molais i, moles i | molaist ti, molest ti | molodd o/e/hi | molon ni | moloch chi | molon nhw |
| imperative | — | mola | — | — | molwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |||||||

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “moli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies