μαλακός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mlakos, from *mel- (soft). Cognate with Old Irish malcad (rottenness, putrefaction), Proto-Germanic *malskaz, Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha, stupid, foolish, silly, dull). Compare μαλθακός (malthakós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μᾰλᾰκός (malakósm (feminine μᾰλᾰκή, neuter μᾰλᾰκόν); first/second declension

  1. soft
  2. gentle
    1. light, mild
  3. (of persons, modes of life) soft, mild, gentle
    1. (in a bad sense) soft, yielding, remiss
      1. faint-hearted, effeminate, cowardly
      2. incapable of bearing pain
      3. (of music) soft, effeminate
      4. (of reasoning) weak, loose
  4. effeminate

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: malaco-
  • French: malaco-
  • Italian: malaco-

Noun

μᾰλᾰκός (malakósm (genitive μᾰλᾰκοῦ); second declension

  1. catamite

Inflection

Further reading


Greek

Adjective

μαλακός (malakósm (feminine μαλακή or μαλακιά, neuter μαλακό)

  1. soft
  2. meek, compliant
  3. gentle, mild, mild mannered, mellow
  4. (metallurgy) malleable

Declension