molluscus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From mollis (“soft”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.kus/, [mɔlˈlʲʊs̠kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.kus/, [molˈluskus]
Adjective edit
molluscus (feminine mollusca, neuter molluscum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension edit
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 edit
- (soft): mollis
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “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.