mollestra

Latin

Etymology

From molleō (“to be soft”) +‎ -trum (instrumental suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /molˈles.tra/, [mɔlˈlʲɛs̠t̪rä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈles.tra/, [molˈlɛst̪rä]

Noun

mollestra f (genitive mollestrae); first declension

A sheep's felt for wiping helmets

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mollestra	mollestrae
Genitive	mollestrae	mollestrārum
Dative	mollestrae	mollestrīs
Accusative	mollestram	mollestrās
Ablative	mollestrā	mollestrīs
Vocative	mollestra	mollestrae

References

“mollestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mollestra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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