name
Meaning 1
A transliteration of the Russian surname Молотов (Molotov).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mollie
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Molotov
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒ.lə.tɒv/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-tɒf/
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General-American: /ˈmɑ.lə.tɑv/
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General-American: /-tɑf/
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rhymes with -ɒlətɒv
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rhymes with -ɒlətɒf
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 L AH0 T AA2 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of Molotov cocktail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Molotov cocktail
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To throw a Molotov cocktail at someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a city in the European part of Russia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Perm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
noun
Meaning 5
Soviet statesman (1890-1986)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statesman, solon, national leader
History
Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Мо́лотов (Mólotov). The verb is from the noun, an ellipsis of Molotov cocktail.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: Մոլոտով — Russian surname
- Finnish: Molotov — Russian surname
- French: Molotov — Russian surname
- Marathi: मोलोटोव्ह (moloṭovha) — Russian surname
- Russian: Мо́лотов (Mólotov) — Russian surname