molluscus
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mollis (“soft”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | molluscus | mollusca | molluscum | molluscī | molluscae | mollusca | |
genitive | molluscī | molluscae | molluscī | molluscōrum | molluscārum | molluscōrum | |
dative | molluscō | molluscae | 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.