mulime

Galician

FWOTD – 29 October 2018

Alternative forms

• molime, molimo

Etymology

From mol (“soft”) +‎ -ume. Compare mulir (“to litter < to soften”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muˈlimɪ]

Noun

mulime m (plural mulimes)

1. dead brushwood used first for litter, then as a fertilizer

   Synonyms: esquilmo, estrume, louza, mulimada, valume

   • 1845, Vicente Turnes, Diálogo entre Silvestre Cajaraville e Domingo Magariños:

     Teño as cortes sin molime,
     E vou amañar o carro.

     I have no molime in the stables
     and have to repair the cart

Derived terms

• mulimada

Related terms

• mol
• mulir
• mulido

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mulime”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mulime”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mulime”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN