molt

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== molt (third-person singular simple present molts, present participle molting, simple past and past participle molted) US standard spelling of moult. ==== Noun ==== molt (plural molts) US standard spelling of moult. ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== molt (rare) simple past of melt === Anagrams === LMTO, Motl == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Catalan molt, from Latin multus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈmul] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmolt] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈmol] ==== Adjective ==== molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes) much, many Synonym: força Antonym: poc ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== molt very Synonym: força Antonyms: gaire, gens, poc, una mica ==== Noun ==== molt m (uncountable) a lot, a great deal, a large amount Antonyms: poc, una mica === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin molitus. Compare Occitan mòut. ==== Alternative forms ==== mòlt (pre-2016) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈmo̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔlt] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈmɔl] ==== Participle ==== molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes) past participle of moldre === References === “molt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “molt”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “molt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “molt”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish molt (“wether”), from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɞl̪ˠt̪ˠ/ ~ /mˠɞl̪ˠh/; /mˠɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/ ~ /mˠɔl̪ˠh/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠol̪ˠt̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/ === Noun === molt m (genitive singular moilt, nominative plural moilt) wether (figuratively) sulky, morose person ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “molt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 759; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “molt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Old French == === Alternative forms === mult, mout, multe, mot, mut === Etymology === From Latin multum (adverb), neuter of multus. === Adjective === molt m (oblique and nominative feminine singular molte) much; many; a lot of ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === molt (invariable) very, a lot, a great deal ==== Synonyms ==== (adjective): maint (adverb): maint, biau cop ==== Descendants ==== French: moult === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “molt”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. mut on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-, source of French mouton). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmol̪t̪/ === Noun === molt m (genitive muilt, nominative plural muilt) ram, wether ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== moltán moltrad ==== Descendants ==== Irish: molt Manx: mohlt Scottish Gaelic: mult === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “molt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Noun === molt m alternative form of mult === Mutation ===