μαλακός

From Proto-Hellenic *məlakos, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂ekos, from *melh₂- (“soft, weak”) (which Beekes separates from the "grind, rub" meaning, though this is disputed).^[1]

Possibly cognate with Old Irish malcad (“rottenness, putrefaction”) and Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“soft; haughty”). Compare μαλθακός (malthakós), βλᾱ́ξ (blā́x). Distantly cognate with dialectal English masker.

μᾰλᾰκός • (malakós) m (feminine μᾰλᾰκή, neuter μᾰλᾰκόν); first/second declension

1. soft, tender

   Synonym: ἁπαλός (hapalós)

2. gentle
   1. light, mild
3. (of persons, modes of life) soft, mild, gentle
   1. (in a bad sense) soft, yielding, remiss
      1. faint-hearted, effeminate, cowardly
      2. incapable of bearing pain
      3. (of music) soft, effeminate
      4. (of reasoning) weak, loose
4. effeminate

   Synonym: σᾰβᾰκός (sabakós)

5. (of sexual partners) passive; receptive

• (antonym(s) of “soft”): σκληρός (sklērós)
• (antonym(s) of “incapable of bearing pain”): καρτερικός (karterikós)

• μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλος (malakólalos)
• μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος (malakóstrakos)
• μᾰλάσσω (malássō)

• → Coptic: ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (malakos)
• → English: malaco-
• → French: malaco-
• Greek: μαλακός (malakós)
• → Italian: malaco-

μᾰλᾰκός • (malakós) m (genitive μᾰλᾰκοῦ); second declension

1. A person who is soft or gentle
2. A person who is morally weak; a degenerate
3. (sexual) bottom; sub

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós).

• IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkos/
• Hyphenation: μα‧λα‧κός

μαλακός • (malakós) m (feminine μαλακή or μαλακιά, neuter μαλακό)

1. soft
2. meek, compliant
3. gentle, mild, mild-mannered, mellow
4. (metallurgy) malleable

• σκληρός (sklirós, “hard, tough”)

• μαλακά (malaká, “gently”)