English → Latin
“malleable” in Latin
tractābilistractable; pliant, yielding, manageableductilisThat may be led, guided or conducted.; That may be hammered out thin; ductile.mollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tenderferrumiron; any tool made of iron; sword
The English word malleable itself goes back to Latin malleus, through malleābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
malleable
tractabilis; ductilis (e.g., ferrum, Plin.): mollis (e.g., aurum, Verg.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for malleable?
- The usual Latin words for “malleable” are tractābilis, ductilis, mollis; also ferrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.