molliculus

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Latin

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

molliculus (feminine mollicula, neuter molliculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. diminutive of mollis
    1. soft, tender, delicate
    2. voluptuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative molliculus mollicula molliculum molliculī molliculae mollicula
genitive molliculī molliculae molliculī molliculōrum molliculārum molliculōrum
dative molliculō molliculae molliculō molliculīs
accusative molliculum molliculam molliculum molliculōs molliculās mollicula
ablative molliculō molliculā molliculō molliculīs
vocative mollicule mollicula molliculum molliculī molliculae mollicula

Synonyms

References

  • “molliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “molliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • molliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “molliculus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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