malacus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.la.kus/, [ˈmäɫ̪äkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.la.kus/, [ˈmäːläkus]

Adjective

malacus (feminine malaca, neuter malacum); first/second-declension adjective

1. soft, supple, pliant
2. delicate, luxurious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	malacus	malaca	malacum		malacī	malacae	malaca
Genitive	malacī	malacae	malacī		malacōrum	malacārum	malacōrum
Dative	malacō		malacō		malacīs
Accusative	malacum	malacam	malacum		malacōs	malacās	malaca
Ablative	malacō	malacā	malacō		malacīs
Vocative	malace	malaca	malacum		malacī	malacae	malaca

References

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