LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mollicellus

mollicellus (feminine mollicella, neuter mollicellum)
Classical[mɔl.lɪˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[mol.liˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticsoft, tender, delicate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemollicellusmollicellamollicellum
genitivemollicellīmollicellaemollicellī
dativemollicellōmollicellaemollicellō
accusativemollicellummollicellammollicellum
ablativemollicellōmollicellāmollicellō
vocativemollicellemollicellamollicellum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemollicellīmollicellaemollicella
genitivemollicellōrummollicellārummollicellōrum
dativemollicellīsmollicellīsmollicellīs
accusativemollicellōsmollicellāsmollicella
ablativemollicellīsmollicellīsmollicellīs
vocativemollicellīmollicellaemollicella

mollĭcellus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [mollis], soft, tender, delicate (poet.): nates, Cat. 25, 10.

Origins

From molliculus + -lus, from mollis (“soft”).

Descendants
  • Romanianmolicel

Quick answers

What does mollicellus mean in Latin?
mollicellus, a adjective, means “soft, tender, delicate”.
How do you pronounce mollicellus?
In classical Latin, [mɔl.lɪˈkɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mol.liˈt͡ʃɛl.lus].