mölla

See also: molla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mylna, mölna, mölla, from Middle Low German molne, molle (cf. German Mühle, Danish mølle, Icelandic mylna). From Late Latin molina, derivation of earlier mola (“mill”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mœla/

Noun

mölla c

1. (Southern) a mill

   Synonym: kvarn

Declension

Declension of mölla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mölla	möllas
	definite	möllan	möllans
plural	indefinite	möllor	möllors
	definite	möllorna	möllornas

Derived terms

• vattenmölla
• vindmölla

 

References

• mölla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• mölla in Svensk ordbok (SO)