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 Old Swedish. Probably same root as mulen. According to SAOB, probably related to Danish mulm (“darkness”), Proto-Germanic *melhmô and Norwegian Nynorsk mol (“small clouds”) (used in parts of Trøndelag on the Swedish border, although Ivar Aasen doubt clarity of its etymology). Also compare Danish mul (“rain cloud”).

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)‎^[1]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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	moln	molns
	definite	molnet	molnets
plural	indefinite	moln	molns
	definite	molnen	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.