mollis

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Descendants 1.3 References

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)moldus (“‘soft, weak’”). Cognates include Old Prussian maldai (“‘boys’”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ), “‘young’”), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú), “‘soft, mild, weak’”), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús), “‘weak’”) and ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō), “‘to weaken, destroy’”).

[edit] Adjective

mollis m. and f., molle n.; third declension

1. soft
2. flexible
3. tender, weak
4. mild

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	mollis	molle		mollēs	mollia
genitive	mollis	mollis		mollium	mollium
dative	mollī	mollī		mollibus	mollibus
accusative	mollem	molle		mollēs	mollia
ablative	mollī	mollī		mollibus	mollibus
vocative	mollis	molle		mollēs	mollia

[edit] Descendants

• French: mou
• Icelandic: moll
• Italian: molle

[edit] References

• Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary