molluscum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin molluscum.

Noun

molluscum

1. (medicine) Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors

Derived terms

• molluscum contagiosum
• molluscum fibrosum

 

French

Noun

molluscum m (plural molluscums)

1. molluscum

Further reading

• “molluscum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kum/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠kʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kum/, [molˈluskum]

Noun

molluscum n (genitive molluscī); second declension

1. a kind of fungus that grows on the maple tree

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	molluscum	mollusca
Genitive	molluscī	molluscōrum
Dative	molluscō	molluscīs
Accusative	molluscum	mollusca
Ablative	molluscō	molluscīs
Vocative	molluscum	mollusca

Related terms

• molle
• mollēscō
• mollicellus
• mollicīna
• mollicomus
• molliculus
• mollificō
• mollificus
• mollīmentum
• molliō
• mollipēs
• mollis
• molliter
• mollitia
• mollitōrius
• mollitūdō
• mollītus
• mollusca
• molluscus

Adjective

molluscum

1. inflection of molluscus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French molluscum.

Noun

molluscum n (plural molluscumuri)

1. molluscum

Declension

Declension of molluscum

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) molluscum	molluscumul	(niște) molluscumuri	molluscumurile
genitive/dative	(unui) molluscum	molluscumului	(unor) molluscumuri	molluscumurilor
vocative	molluscumule		molluscumurilor