adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
molliculus
molliculus (feminine mollicula, neuter molliculum)
Classical[mɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[molˈliː.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivesoft, tender, delicate
- adjectivevoluptuous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | molliculus | mollicula | molliculum |
| genitive | molliculī | molliculae | molliculī |
| dative | molliculō | molliculae | molliculō |
| accusative | molliculum | molliculam | molliculum |
| ablative | molliculō | molliculā | molliculō |
| vocative | mollicule | mollicula | molliculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | molliculī | molliculae | mollicula |
| genitive | molliculōrum | molliculārum | molliculōrum |
| dative | molliculīs | molliculīs | molliculīs |
| accusative | molliculōs | molliculās | mollicula |
| ablative | molliculīs | molliculīs | molliculīs |
| vocative | molliculī | molliculae | mollicula |
mollĭcŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [mollis].
I. Lit., soft, tender, delicate (poet.):
escae, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 58: meus molliculus caseus, id. Poen. 1, 2, 154.—Mollĭcŭlus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname, e. g. Ti. Minucius Molliculus, Liv. 40, 35.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
molliculus adj. dim.
mollis, voluptuous : versiculi, Ct.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin molliculus From mollis (“soft”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).