Mole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mole"

English

Etymology

From Latin mola (“mill”), or otherwise a back-formation from Molesey (“Mul's Island”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məʊl/
• Rhymes: -əʊl
• Homophone: mole

Proper noun

Mole

1. A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
2. A river in Devon, England, tributary to the Taw.
3. A surname.

Derived terms

• Mole Valley
• Molesey

Anagrams

• Elmo, Lomé, Melo, melo-, moel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mole f (genitive Mole, plural Molen)

1. jetty, mole

Declension

Declension of Mole [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mole	die	Molen
genitive	einer	der	Mole	der	Molen
dative	einer	der	Mole	den	Molen
accusative	eine	die	Mole	die	Molen

Further reading

• “Mole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mole” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Mole” in Duden online
• Mole on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de