moln

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German maln, malen, from Old High German malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”). Cognate with German mahlen.

Verb

moln

1. to grind

References

• “moln” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Swedish

Etymology

From an Old Swedish form of mulen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːln/

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• IPA^(key): /mɔln/ (Southern, Western Sweden)

Noun

moln n

1. a cloud
   • 1993, “Himlen är oskyldigt blå [The sky is innocently blue]”, Kenneth Gärdestad (lyrics), Ted Gärdestad (music), performed by Ted Gärdestad:

     Nu tar molnen mark. Jag var förblindad av att solen sken så stark.

     Now the clouds are [coming down and] touching ground. I was blinded by the sun shining so strong.

2. (computing) a cloud

Declension

Declension of moln
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	moln	molnet	moln	molnen
Genitive	molns	molnets	molns	molnens

Hyponyms

• askmoln n (noun)
• bymoln n (noun)
• cirrusmoln n (noun)
• cumulusmoln n (noun)
• datormoln n (noun)
• fjädermoln n (noun)
• molnbank c (noun)
• molnfri (adjective)
• molngubbe n (noun)
• molntjänst n (noun)
• molntäcke n (noun)
• orosmoln n (noun)
• ovädersmoln n (noun)
• regnmoln n (noun)
• rökmoln n (noun)
• stackmoln n (noun)
• taggmoln n (noun)
• valkmoln n (noun)
• åskmoln n (noun)

 

Further reading

• moln in Svensk ordbok.