moulin

See also: Moulin

English

Meltwater flowing into a moulin

Etymology

Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (mill). A distant doublet of mill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːlæn/

Noun

moulin (plural moulins)

  1. (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum, from the adjective molīnus, from Latin molō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.lɛ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

moulin m (plural moulins)

  1. mill; windmill
  2. (geology) moulin
  3. (music) paradiddle

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum.

Noun

moulin m (plural moulins)

  1. mill

Descendants

  • French: moulin
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