mollio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mollis (soft).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

molliō (present infinitive mollīre, perfect active mollīvī or molliī, supine mollītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate
    Synonyms: mītigō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, commītigō, levō, allevō, alleviō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, compōnō
    Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
  2. (figuratively) to make unmanly or effeminate
    Synonym: effēminō

Conjugation[edit]

   Conjugation of molliō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present molliō mollīs mollit mollīmus mollītis molliunt
imperfect molliēbam molliēbās molliēbat molliēbāmus molliēbātis molliēbant
future molliam molliēs molliet molliēmus molliētis mollient
perfect mollīvī,
molliī
mollīvistī,
molliistī
mollīvit,
molliit
mollīvimus,
molliimus
mollīvistis,
molliistis
mollīvērunt,
mollīvēre,
molliērunt,
molliēre
pluperfect mollīveram,
mollieram
mollīverās,
mollierās
mollīverat,
mollierat
mollīverāmus,
mollierāmus
mollīverātis,
mollierātis
mollīverant,
mollierant
future perfect mollīverō,
mollierō
mollīveris,
mollieris
mollīverit,
mollierit
mollīverimus,
mollierimus
mollīveritis,
mollieritis
mollīverint,
mollierint
passive present mollior mollīris,
mollīre
mollītur mollīmur mollīminī molliuntur
imperfect molliēbar molliēbāris,
molliēbāre
molliēbātur molliēbāmur molliēbāminī molliēbantur
future molliar molliēris,
molliēre
molliētur molliēmur molliēminī mollientur
perfect mollītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mollītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mollītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present molliam molliās molliat molliāmus molliātis molliant
imperfect mollīrem mollīrēs mollīret mollīrēmus mollīrētis mollīrent
perfect mollīverim,
mollierim
mollīverīs,
mollierīs
mollīverit,
mollierit
mollīverīmus,
mollierīmus
mollīverītis,
mollierītis
mollīverint,
mollierint
pluperfect mollīvissem,
molliissem
mollīvissēs,
molliissēs
mollīvisset,
molliisset
mollīvissēmus,
molliissēmus
mollīvissētis,
molliissētis
mollīvissent,
molliissent
passive present molliar molliāris,
molliāre
molliātur molliāmur molliāminī molliantur
imperfect mollīrer mollīrēris,
mollīrēre
mollīrētur mollīrēmur mollīrēminī mollīrentur
perfect mollītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mollītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mollī mollīte
future mollītō mollītō mollītōte molliuntō
passive present mollīre mollīminī
future mollītor mollītor molliuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives mollīre mollīvisse,
molliisse
mollītūrum esse mollīrī,
mollīrier1
mollītum esse mollītum īrī
participles molliēns mollītūrus mollītus molliendus,
molliundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
molliendī molliendō molliendum molliendō mollītum mollītū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: mulir
  • Spanish: mullir
  • Italian: mollire

References[edit]

  • mollio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mollio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mollio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette