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Webster 1913 Edition


Molle

Mol′le

,
Adj.
[See
Moll
.]
(Mus.)
Lower by a semitone; flat;
as, E
molle
, that is, E flat
.

Definition 2024


molle

molle

See also: MOLLE, Mollé, mollë, mölle, and mølle

English

Adjective

molle (not comparable)

  1. (music, obsolete) flat; lowered by a semitone
    B molle
    E molle


French

Adjective

molle

  1. feminine singular of mou

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin mollis.

Adjective

molle m, f (masculine and feminine plural molli)

  1. soft
  2. flabby
  3. weak, feeble
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

molle f

  1. plural of molla
  2. tongs, fire tongs

Latin

Etymology

From mollis (soft).

Pronunciation

Noun

molle n (genitive mollis); third declension

  1. softness, smoothness

Inflection

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative molle mollia
genitive mollis mollium
dative mollī mollibus
accusative molle mollia
ablative mollī mollibus
vocative molle mollia

Adjective

molle

  1. nominative neuter singular of mollis
  2. accusative neuter singular of mollis
  3. vocative neuter singular of mollis

References


Norman

Adjective

molle

  1. feminine singular of mo

Northern Sami

Verb

molle

  1. inflection of mollat:
    1. first-person dual present indicative
    2. third-person plural past indicative