μῶλυς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μῶλῠξ (môlŭx), μωλῠρός (mōlŭrós)

Etymology

For μωλύω (mōlúō, “to parboil, scald, simmer”), compare κωλύω (kōlúō). Because of the unclear meaning and formation, this adjective is etymologically hard to assess. Connection with μέλεος (méleos, “idle, useless, vain”) does not explain the long vowel -ω-. Comparison with μῶλος (môlos, “toil and moil”) is mentioned by Pokorny. As Frisk remarks, everything remains hypothetical. According to Beekes, the suffix -υκ- looks Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɔ̂ː.lys/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lis/

Adjective

μῶλῠς • (môlŭs) m or f (neuter μῶλῠ); third declension

soft, weak, feeble
Synonym: ἀφαυρός (aphaurós)
weak in intellect, dull

Declension

Third declension of μῶλῠς; μῶλῠ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μῶλῠς môlŭs		μῶλῠ môlŭ	μώλῠε mṓlŭe		μώλῠε mṓlŭe	μώλῠες μώλῡς mṓlŭes mṓlūs		μώλῠᾰ mṓlŭă
Genitive	μώλῠος mṓlŭos		μώλῠος mṓlŭos	μωλῠ́οιν mōlŭ́oin		μωλῠ́οιν mōlŭ́oin	μωλῠ́ων mōlŭ́ōn		μωλῠ́ων mōlŭ́ōn
Dative	μώλῠῐ̈ μώλυι mṓlŭĭ̈ mṓlui		μώλῠῐ̈ μώλυι mṓlŭĭ̈ mṓlui	μωλῠ́οιν mōlŭ́oin		μωλῠ́οιν mōlŭ́oin	μώλῠσῐ μώλῠσῐν mṓlŭsĭ(n)		μώλῠσῐ μώλῠσῐν mṓlŭsĭ(n)
Accusative	μῶλῠν môlŭn		μῶλῠ môlŭ	μώλῠε mṓlŭe		μώλῠε mṓlŭe	μώλῡς μώλῠᾰς mṓlūs mṓlŭăs		μώλῠᾰ mṓlŭă
Vocative	μῶλῠ môlŭ		μῶλῠ môlŭ	μώλῠε mṓlŭe		μώλῠε mṓlŭe	μώλῠες μώλῡς mṓlŭes mṓlūs		μώλῠᾰ mṓlŭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	μωλῠ́ως mōlŭ́ōs			μωλῠ́τερος mōlŭ́teros			μωλῠ́τᾰτος mōlŭ́tătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓πομωλῠ́νομαι (ăpomōlŭ́nomai)
ᾰ̓πομωλῠ́νω (ăpomōlŭ́nō)
δῐᾰμωλῠ́ω (dĭămōlŭ́ō)
κᾰτᾰμωλῠ́νομαι (kătămōlŭ́nomai)
κᾰτᾰμωλῠ́νω (kătămōlŭ́nō)
μώλυγερ (mṓluger)
μώλυζα (mṓluza)
μωλῠ́νομαι (mōlŭ́nomai)
μωλῠ́νω (mōlŭ́nō)
μωλυρός (mōlurós)
μώλῡσῐς (mṓlūsĭs)
μωλῡ́της (mōlū́tēs)
μωλῡτής (mōlūtḗs)
μωλῡτῐκή (mōlūtĭkḗ)
μωλῡτῐκός (mōlūtĭkós)
μωλῡτός (mōlūtós)
μωλῠ́ω (mōlŭ́ō)