moles

Meaning

(declension-3) multitude, mass (of material)
(broadly, declension-3) size
(declension-3) rock, boulder, cliff, ridge, outcrop, knoll
(declension-3) heap, pile
(declension-3) war machine
(declension-3) weight, burden, heaviness
(declension-3) strife, endeavour, effort
(declension-3) difficulty, labor, trouble
(declension-3) fortification, wall, rampart
(declension-3) mass of soldiers, a large army
(declension-3) mole, pier, jetty

dam

huge bulk

massive building

αποβάθρα

Wharf

μώλος

φράγμα

ιχθυοφραγμός

appontement

presa d'aigua

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmoː.ɫeːs]

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.