molluscus

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Latin

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

molluscus (feminine mollusca, neuter molluscum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. soft

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative molluscus mollusca molluscum molluscī molluscae mollusca
Genitive molluscī molluscae molluscī molluscōrum molluscārum molluscōrum
Dative molluscō molluscō molluscīs
Accusative molluscum molluscam molluscum molluscōs molluscās mollusca
Ablative molluscō molluscā molluscō molluscīs
Vocative mollusce mollusca molluscum molluscī molluscae mollusca

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References

  • “molluscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • molluscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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