molcere

Italian

Alternative forms

mùlcere, molcire, mulcire (rare)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mulcēre, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmol.t͡ʃe.re/
Rhymes: -oltʃere
Hyphenation: mól‧ce‧re

Verb

mólcere (third-person only, third-person singular present mólce, third-person singular past historic mólse, no past participle, no future)

(transitive) to soothe, comfort, assuage

Usage notes

The various sources differ slightly on which forms are attested but all agree the verb is highly defective. Treccani and Hoepli mention some first-person forms, but DOP specifically says mai nella 1a pers., mai nei tempi composti (“never in the first person, never in the composed tenses”), so the first-person forms given may be mistakes for third-person forms.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mólcere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	mólcere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		molcèndo
present participle		—	past participle		—
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	mólce	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	molcéva	—	—	—
past historic	—	—	mólse	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	mólca	—	—	mólcano
imperfect	—	—	molcésse	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
imperative		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—