malaxo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).

Verb

malaxō (present infinitive malaxāre, perfect active malaxāvī, supine malaxātum); first conjugation

1. to soften, to knead

Conjugation

Conjugation of malaxō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	malaxō	malaxās	malaxat	malaxāmus	malaxātis	malaxant
	imperfect	malaxābam	malaxābās	malaxābat	malaxābāmus	malaxābātis	malaxābant
	future	malaxābō	malaxābis	malaxābit	malaxābimus	malaxābitis	malaxābunt
	perfect	malaxāvī	malaxāvistī	malaxāvit	malaxāvimus	malaxāvistis	malaxāvērunt, malaxāvēre
	pluperfect	malaxāveram	malaxāverās	malaxāverat	malaxāverāmus	malaxāverātis	malaxāverant
	future perfect	malaxāverō	malaxāveris	malaxāverit	malaxāverimus	malaxāveritis	malaxāverint
passive	present	malaxor	malaxāris, malaxāre	malaxātur	malaxāmur	malaxāminī	malaxantur
	imperfect	malaxābar	malaxābāris, malaxābāre	malaxābātur	malaxābāmur	malaxābāminī	malaxābantur
	future	malaxābor	malaxāberis, malaxābere	malaxābitur	malaxābimur	malaxābiminī	malaxābuntur
	perfect	malaxātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	malaxātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	malaxātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	malaxem	malaxēs	malaxet	malaxēmus	malaxētis	malaxent
	imperfect	malaxārem	malaxārēs	malaxāret	malaxārēmus	malaxārētis	malaxārent
	perfect	malaxāverim	malaxāverīs	malaxāverit	malaxāverīmus	malaxāverītis	malaxāverint
	pluperfect	malaxāvissem	malaxāvissēs	malaxāvisset	malaxāvissēmus	malaxāvissētis	malaxāvissent
passive	present	malaxer	malaxēris, malaxēre	malaxētur	malaxēmur	malaxēminī	malaxentur
	imperfect	malaxārer	malaxārēris, malaxārēre	malaxārētur	malaxārēmur	malaxārēminī	malaxārentur
	perfect	malaxātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	malaxātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	malaxā	—	—	malaxāte	—
	future	—	malaxātō	malaxātō	—	malaxātōte	malaxantō
passive	present	—	malaxāre	—	—	malaxāminī	—
	future	—	malaxātor	malaxātor	—	—	malaxantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		malaxāre	malaxāvisse	malaxātūrum esse	malaxārī	malaxātum esse	malaxātum īrī
participles		malaxāns	—	malaxātūrus	—	malaxātus	malaxandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		malaxandī	malaxandō	malaxandum	malaxandō	malaxātum	malaxātū

Related terms

• malacissō

Descendants

• → English: malax, malaxate
• → French: malaxer
• → Italian: malassare
• ⇒? Sicilian: malassata (“omelette”)

References

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