Adjective: mollis
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | mollis |
| Singular fem. | mollis |
| Singular neut. | molle |
| Plural masc. | mollēs |
| Plural fem. | mollēs |
| Plural neut. | mollia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | mollis |
| Singular fem. | mollis |
| Singular neut. | mollis |
| Plural masc. | mollium |
| Plural fem. | mollium |
| Plural neut. | mollium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | mollī |
| Singular fem. | mollī |
| Singular neut. | mollī |
| Plural masc. | mollibus |
| Plural fem. | mollibus |
| Plural neut. | mollibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | mollem |
| Singular fem. | mollem |
| Singular neut. | molle |
| Plural masc. | mollīs; mollēs |
| Plural fem. | mollīs; mollēs |
| Plural neut. | mollia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | mollī |
| Singular fem. | mollī |
| Singular neut. | mollī |
| Plural masc. | mollibus |
| Plural fem. | mollibus |
| Plural neut. | mollibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | mollis |
| Singular fem. | mollis |
| Singular neut. | molle |
| Plural masc. | mollēs |
| Plural fem. | mollēs |
| Plural neut. | mollia |
Comparison
| Comparative | mollior |
| Superlative | mollissimus |
Sample Sentences
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Sed quid existis videre hominem mollibus vestitum ecce qui mollibus vestiuntur in domibus regum sunt. (But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.) [c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Matthaeus.11.8]
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Diligentior cura mollia panis fermentati colat aqua fervente. (Those who take the most care boil the soft part of leavened bread then strain off the water;) [77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 23.26]
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Responsio mollis frangit iram sermo durus suscitat furorem. (A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.) [c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbia.15.1]
Adjectives inflected like mollis
frūgālis,
subtīlis,
sēgnis,
puerīlis,
adclīvis,
cīvīlis,
vocābilis,
īnsignis,
nōbilis,
fertilis,
dēfōrmis,
perfidēlis,
grandis,
praedulcis,
stabilis,
crūdēlis,
horribilis,
inaequālis,
līberālis,
cōmis, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From earlier *molvis, from *mollvis, from *molduis, itself from Proto-Italic *moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, melt”). According to De Vaan, the term was likely remade from a u-stem to an i-stem. However, De Vaan suggests that the original u-stem is present in terms such as Latin molluscus, which he explains as a derivation from *moldusko-, from *mldu-sko-.
2. Cognates include Latin mola, blandus, mortārium, Old Prussian maldai (“boys”), Welsh blydd (“soft”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”), Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”) and ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”). More at mild.
3. An alternative hypothesis derives it from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush, pulverize, mill”) via *mol-n-is; more at malleus. See: Latin Adjectives '
molluscus'.
Verbs referencing "mollis"
Portuguese Adjectives
mole, English Adjectives
mild, Catalan Adjectives
moll, Spanish Adjectives
muelle, Galician Adjectives
mol, Italian Adjectives
molle, French Adjectives
mou, Italian Adjectives
mogio, Romanian Adjectives
moale, German Adjectives
mollig.
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