molluscus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *molduskos. Cognate with mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kus/, [mɔl̠ˈl̠ʊs̠.kʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈlus.kus/, [mɔlˈlus.kus]

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

Synonyms

• (soft): mollis

Derived terms

• mollusca
• molluscum

Related terms

• molle
• mollēscō
• mollicellus
• mollicīna
• mollicomus

• molliculus
• mollificō
• mollificus
• mollīmentum

• molliō
• mollipēs
• mollis
• molliter

• mollitia
• mollitōrius
• mollitūdō
• mollītus

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