mollitus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of molliō (“soften, mitigate”).

Pronunciation

Participle

mollītus (feminine mollīta, neuter mollītum); first/second-declension participle

  1. softened, having been softened
  2. calmed, moderated, having been mitigated
  3. (figuratively) having been made unmanly or effeminate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mollītus mollīta mollītum mollītī mollītae mollīta
Genitive mollītī mollītae mollītī mollītōrum mollītārum mollītōrum
Dative mollītō mollītō mollītīs
Accusative mollītum mollītam mollītum mollītōs mollītās mollīta
Ablative mollītō mollītā mollītō mollītīs
Vocative mollīte mollīta mollītum mollītī mollītae mollīta

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