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)
- (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Translations
cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
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French
Etymology
From Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum, from the adjective molīnus, from Latin molō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.lɛ̃/
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Noun
moulin m (plural moulins)
- mill; windmill
- (geology) moulin
Derived terms
- être au four et au moulin
- moulin à café
- moulin à eau
- moulin à paroles
- moulin à poivre
- moulin à vent
- moulinette
- poivre du moulin
Related terms
- meule
- meunier
- moudre
Further reading
- “moulin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French molin, from Late Latin molīnum.
Noun
moulin m (plural moulins)
- mill
Descendants
- French: moulin