molar

See also: mòlar and mołar

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊlɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

Noun

molar (plural molars)

1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

   Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.

Synonyms

• cheektooth
• grinder
• wangtooth

Derived terms

• molar masher
• molar tooth

 

Translations

back tooth

• Afrikaans: kiestand (af)
• Arabic: ضِرْس m (ḍirs)

  Egyptian Arabic: ضرس m (ders)

• Armenian: սեղանատամ (hy) (seġanatam)
• Aromanian: mãseauã f
• Azerbaijani: azı, azıdişi
• Bikol Central: bagang (bcl)
• Brunei Bisaya: bagang
• Bulgarian: кътник (bg) (kǎtnik)
• Burmese: အံ (my) (am), အံသွား (my) (amswa:)
• Catalan: queixal (ca) m, molar (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臼齒 / 臼齿 (zh) (jiùchǐ)

• Coastal Kadazan: viang
• Czech: stolička (cs) f
• Danish: kindtand (da) c
• Daur: араа (araa)
• Dupaningan Agta: wangli
• Dutch: kies (nl) m, maaltand (nl) m
• Esperanto: molaro
• Estonian: purihammas
• Faroese: jakslur m, jaksul m, jaksil m, jaksli m
• Finnish: poskihammas (fi)
• French: molaire (fr) f
• Galician: molar (gl) m
• Georgian: ძირითადი კბილი (ʒiritadi ḳbili), მოლარი (molari)
• German: Backenzahn (de) m
• Greek: γομφίος (el) m (gomfíos), (colloquial) τραπεζίτης (el) m (trapezítis)

  Ancient: γομφίος m (gomphíos)

• Hausa: mataunī m
• Hebrew: טוֹחֶנֶת (he) f (toẖénet)
• Hungarian: zápfog (hu), őrlőfog (hu)
• Icelandic: jaxl (is) m
• Ido: molaro (io)
• Indonesian: geraham (id)
• Interlingua: dente molar, molar
• Iranun: bagang
• Italian: dente molare m, molare (it) m
• Japanese: 臼歯 (ja) (きゅうし, kyūshi)
• Kikuyu: ikamburu class 5
• Kimaragang: viang
• Korean: 어금니 (ko) (eogeumni)
• Latvian: dzeroklis (lv) m
• Lepcha: ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm)
• Lotud: tiang, wiang
• Macedonian: катник m (katnik)
• Malay: geraham, gigi geraham
• Malayalam: അണപ്പല്ല് (ml) (aṇappallŭ)
• Manchu: ᠰᠠᡳᡶᠠ (saifa), ᠰᠠᡳᡶᠠ
  ᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ (saifa weihe)
• Maori: niho pū, niho pūrākau, niho kauoro, niho kōhari
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: jeksel (no) m

• Old Norse: jaxl m
• Paicî: päjajii
• Persian: آسیا (fa) (âsiyâ)
• Polish: trzonowiec (pl) m
• Portuguese: dente molar m, molar (pt) m
• Romanian: măsea (ro) f, molar (ro) m
• Russian: коренно́й зуб (ru) m (korennój zub), моля́р (ru) m (moljár)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кутњак m, молар m

  Roman: kutnjak (sh) m, molar m

• Slovak: stolička (sk) f
• Spanish: diente molar m, molar (es) m, muela (es) f
• Swedish: kindtand c
• Tagalog: bagang (tl)
• Tamil: கடைவாய்ப்பல் (ta) (kaṭaivāyppal)
• Tarifit: tasirt f
• Thai: กราม (th) (graam), ฟันกราม (fan-graam)
• Tupinambá: agûeá
• Turkish: azı dişi (tr)
• Vietnamese: răng hàm (vi)
• Volapük: cügatut (vo)
• West Coast Bajau: begaang
• West Frisian: kies
• Zazaki: êrxe (diq) f

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.

Translations

of or relating to the molar teeth

• Bulgarian: кътен (kǎten)
• Catalan: molar (ca)
• Galician: molar (gl)
• Ido: molara (io)
• Polish: trzonowy (pl)
• Portuguese: molar (pt)
• Spanish: molar (es)
• Volapük: cügatutik

Etymology 2

From mol(e) +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
2. (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

Derived terms

• molar concentration
• molar heat capacity
• molarity
• molar mass
• molar solution
• molar volume

 

Related terms

• molality

Translations

containing one mole of solute per litre of solution

• Bulgarian: моларен (molaren)
• Catalan: molar (ca)
• Czech: molární (cs)
• Finnish: molaarinen
• Galician: molar (gl)
• German: molar (de)
• Latvian: molārs (lv)
• Macedonian: моларен (molaren)
• Polish: molowy (pl), molarny (pl)
• Portuguese: molar (pt)
• Russian: моля́рный (ru) (moljárnyj)
• Slovak: molárny
• Thai: โมลาร์ (moo-lâa)

relating to a complete body of matter

• Czech: molární (cs)
• Macedonian: моларен (molaren)
• Russian: моля́рный (ru) (moljárnyj)

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} molare (it)

Noun

molar (plural molars)

1. (chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Translations

unit of concentration

• Bulgarian: мол m (mol)
• Danish: molar
• Thai: โมลาร์ (moo-lâa)

Anagrams

• Marlo, Moral, moral, romal

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

1. molar; that grinds

Noun

molar f (plural molars)

1. molar (back tooth)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

1. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

Related terms

• mol

Etymology 3

From mola (“coil of rope”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to coil (a rope)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)

infinitive			molar
gerund			molant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		molat		molada
		plural		molats		molades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	molo	moles	mola	molem	moleu	molen
	imperfect	molava	molaves	molava	molàvem	molàveu	molaven
	future	molaré	molaràs	molarà	molarem	molareu	molaran
	preterite	molí	molares	molà	molàrem	molàreu	molaren
	conditional	molaria	molaries	molaria	molaríem	molaríeu	molarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	moli	molis	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	imperfect	molés	molessis	molés	moléssim	moléssiu	molessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mola	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	negative (no)	—	no molis	no moli	no molem	no moleu	no molin

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of esmolar (“to sharpen”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)

infinitive			molar
gerund			molant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		molat		molada
		plural		molats		molades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	molo	moles	mola	molem	moleu	molen
	imperfect	molava	molaves	molava	molàvem	molàveu	molaven
	future	molaré	molaràs	molarà	molarem	molareu	molaran
	preterite	molí	molares	molà	molàrem	molàreu	molaren
	conditional	molaria	molaries	molaria	molaríem	molaríeu	molarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	moli	molis	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	imperfect	molés	molessis	molés	moléssim	moléssiu	molessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mola	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	negative (no)	—	no molis	no moli	no molem	no moleu	no molin

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Spanish molar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (Castilianism, colloquial) to rule, rock

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molar (first conjugation)

infinitive			molar
gerund			molant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		molat		molada
		plural		molats		molades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	molo	moles	mola	molem	moleu	molen
	imperfect	molava	molaves	molava	molàvem	molàveu	molaven
	future	molaré	molaràs	molarà	molarem	molareu	molaran
	preterite	molí	molares	molà	molàrem	molàreu	molaren
	conditional	molaria	molaries	molaria	molaríem	molaríeu	molarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	moli	molis	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	imperfect	molés	molessis	molés	moléssim	moléssiu	molessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mola	moli	molem	moleu	molin
	negative (no)	—	no molis	no moli	no molem	no moleu	no molin

Further reading

• “molar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “molar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “molar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “molar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century. Mol (“soft, tender”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlaɾ/

Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares)

1. soft, softer

   Synonym: mol

Derived terms

• castiñeiro molar
• ortiga molar
• óso molar
• toxo molar

Related terms

• mol

Etymology 2

From mol +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈlaɾ/

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. (chemistry, physics) molar

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin molaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈlaɾ/

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. (anatomy) molar

   Synonym: moa

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “molar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “molar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “molar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “molar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

molar (strong nominative masculine singular molarer, not comparable)

1. (chemistry) molar

Declension

Positive forms of molar (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist molar	sie ist molar	es ist molar	sie sind molar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	molarer	molare	molares	molare
	genitive	molaren	molarer	molaren	molarer
	dative	molarem	molarer	molarem	molaren
	accusative	molaren	molare	molares	molare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der molare	die molare	das molare	die molaren
	genitive	des molaren	der molaren	des molaren	der molaren
	dative	dem molaren	der molaren	dem molaren	den molaren
	accusative	den molaren	die molare	das molare	die molaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein molarer	eine molare	ein molares	(keine) molaren
	genitive	eines molaren	einer molaren	eines molaren	(keiner) molaren
	dative	einem molaren	einer molaren	einem molaren	(keinen) molaren
	accusative	einen molaren	eine molare	ein molares	(keine) molaren

Further reading

• “molar” in Duden online
• “molar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. molar (pertaining to the molar teeth)

Noun

molar (plural molares)

1. molar, molar tooth

Latin

Verb

molar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of molō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

molar m

1. indefinite plural of mol
2. indefinite plural of mole

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mo‧lar

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. molar (back tooth)

Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)

1. molar (of or relating to the molar teeth)
2. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French molaire.

Adjective

molar m or n (feminine singular molară, masculine plural molari, feminine and neuter plural molare)

1. molar

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	molar		molară		molari	molare
	definite	molarul		molara		molarii	molarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	molar		molare		molari	molare
	definite	molarului		molarei		molarilor	molarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlaɾ/ [moˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧lar

Etymology 1

From Latin molāris.

Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molares)

1. molar

Derived terms

• masa molar

 

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. molar

   Synonym: muela

Related terms

• immolar
• moler
• muela

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló molar.

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)

1. (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, rock (be pleasing)

   Synonym: gustar

   Mola un montón. ― That's great.

   La nueva chica me mola mucho.

   I really fancy the new girl.

   • 2018 September 24, “Lavapiés se hace con el título de barrio más ‘cool’ del mundo”, in El País‎^[1]:

     "Se buscan los 50 barrios más cool del mundo". Para celebrar su 50º aniversario, la revista Time Out se propuso buscar las zonas que más molan de las ciudades más vibrantes del mundo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			molar
gerund			molando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		molado		molada
		plural		molados		moladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	molo	molastú molásvos	mola	molamos	moláis	molan
	imperfect	molaba	molabas	molaba	molábamos	molabais	molaban
	preterite	molé	molaste	moló	molamos	molasteis	molaron
	future	molaré	molarás	molará	molaremos	molaréis	molarán
	conditional	molaría	molarías	molaría	molaríamos	molaríais	molarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mole	molestú molésvos2	mole	molemos	moléis	molen
	imperfect (ra)	molara	molaras	molara	moláramos	molarais	molaran
	imperfect (se)	molase	molases	molase	molásemos	molaseis	molasen
	future1	molare	molares	molare	moláremos	molareis	molaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		molatú molávos	mole	molemos	molad	molen
	negative		no moles	no mole	no molemos	no moléis	no molen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• molar huevo
• molar mazo
• molón

 

Further reading

• “molar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

molar c

1. (often in the plural) a molar (tooth at the back of the mouth)

   Synonym: oxeltand

Declension

Declension of molar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	molar	molars
	definite	molaren	molarens
plural	indefinite	molarer	molarers
	definite	molarerna	molarernas

Verb

molar

1. present indicative of mola

References

• molar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• molar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• molar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)