moles

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-3) multitude, mass (of material)
2. (broadly, declension-3) size
3. (declension-3) rock, boulder, cliff, ridge, outcrop, knoll
4. (declension-3) heap, pile
5. (declension-3) war machine
6. (declension-3) weight, burden, heaviness
7. (declension-3) strife, endeavour, effort
8. (declension-3) difficulty, labor, trouble
9. (declension-3) fortification, wall, rampart
10. (declension-3) mass of soldiers, a large army
11. (declension-3) mole, pier, jetty

Sinonieme

labor

opera

opus

poena

Vertalings

αποβάθρα

barrage

pontile

píer

molo

Mühe

Anlegestelle

presa

Wharf

μώλος

φράγμα

ιχθυοφραγμός

dam

presa d'aigua

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈmoː.ɫeːs]

Etimologie (Engels)

Uncertain. The term is sometimes connected with Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- (“to exert”), though De Vaan reconstructs the Proto-Indo-European root as *melos (“trouble, obstacle”) instead.
If the term derives from Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- (“to exert”), then it is cognate with Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos, “turmoil”) and German mühen (“to labor, toil”). See also Latin mōs.