LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

molliō

molliō (present infinitive mollīre, perfect active mollīvī or molliī, supine mollītum)
Classical[ˈmɔl.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔl.li.o]
mollītus perf. pass. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify
  2. figurativelyto make unmanly or effeminate

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

molle faciō; manūs corpus fessum molliunt.
molliō -īre -īvī — in Mille Verba, Thermae

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.molliōmolliēbammolliammollīvī
molliī		mollīveram
mollieram		mollīverō
mollierō
2nd sg.mollīsmolliēbāsmolliēsmollīvistī
molliistī		mollīverās
mollierās		mollīveris
mollieris
3rd sg.mollitmolliēbatmollietmollīvit
molliit		mollīverat
mollierat		mollīverit
mollierit
1st pl.mollīmusmolliēbāmusmolliēmusmollīvimus
molliimus		mollīverāmus
mollierāmus		mollīverimus
mollierimus
2nd pl.mollītismolliēbātismolliētismollīvistis
molliistis		mollīverātis
mollierātis		mollīveritis
mollieritis
3rd pl.molliuntmolliēbantmollientmollīvērunt
mollīvēre, molliērunt, molliēre		mollīverant
mollierant		mollīverint
mollierint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.molliammollīremmollīverim
mollierim		mollīvissem
molliissem
2nd sg.molliāsmollīrēsmollīverīs
mollierīs		mollīvissēs
molliissēs
3rd sg.molliatmollīretmollīverit
mollierit		mollīvisset
molliisset
1st pl.molliāmusmollīrēmusmollīverīmus
mollierīmus		mollīvissēmus
molliissēmus
2nd pl.molliātismollīrētismollīverītis
mollierītis		mollīvissētis
molliissētis
3rd pl.molliantmollīrentmollīverint
mollierint		mollīvissent
molliissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.molliormolliēbarmolliar
2nd sg.mollīris
mollīre		molliēbāris
molliēbāre		molliēris
molliēre
3rd sg.mollīturmolliēbāturmolliētur
1st pl.mollīmurmolliēbāmurmolliēmur
2nd pl.mollīminīmolliēbāminīmolliēminī
3rd pl.molliunturmolliēbanturmollientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.molliarmollīrer
2nd sg.molliāris
molliāre		mollīrēris
mollīrēre
3rd sg.molliāturmollīrētur
1st pl.molliāmurmollīrēmur
2nd pl.molliāminīmollīrēminī
3rd pl.mollianturmollīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mollīmollīre
pres. 2nd pl.mollītemollīminī
fut. 2nd sg.mollītōmollītor
fut. 3rd sg.mollītōmollītor
fut. 2nd pl.mollītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.molliuntōmolliuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemollīremollīrī
mollīrier
perfect infinitivemollīvisse
molliisse		mollītum esse
future infinitivemollītūrum essemollītum īrī
present participlemolliēns—
perfect participle—mollītus
mollīta, mollītā, mollītae, mollītam, mollītārum, mollītās, mollītī, mollītōrum, mollītōs
future participlemollītūrus
mollītūra, mollītūrā, mollītūrae, mollītūram, mollītūrārum, mollītūrās, mollītūre, mollītūrī, mollītūrīs, mollītūrō, mollītūrōrum, mollītūrōs, mollītūrum		molliendus
molliundus, mollienda, molliendā, molliendae, molliendam, molliendārum, molliendās, molliende, molliendīs, molliendōrum, molliendōs
gerundmolliendī, molliendō, molliendumsupinemollītum, mollītū

mollĭo, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (mollibat for molliebat, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16; Ov. M. 6, 21:
I. mollirier for molliri, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 27), v. a. mollis, to make soft, pliant, flexible, or supple, to soften (class.).
I. Lit.: frigoribus durescit umor, et idem vicissim mollitur tepefactus, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: lanam trahendo, by spinning, Ov. M. 2, 411: artus oleo, Liv. 21, 55: dum ferrum molliat ignis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 20: ceram, Ov. M. 8, 198: semina, id. ib. 7, 123: humum foliis, id. ib. 4, 741: glebas, id. ib. 6, 220: ventrem, to relax, purge moderately, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43: duritias, id. 28, 17, 70, § 34: agri molliti, softened, loosened, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 130.—
II. Trop.
A. To soften, moderate, mitigate; to tame, restrain, check; to render easier, lighter, pleasanter, or less disagreeable: Hannibalem juveniliter exsultantem patientiā suā molliebat, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: quā mons mollibat mare, broke the violence of the sea, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16: iras, Liv. 1, 9: impetum, id. 3, 35: indocili numero cum grave mollit opus, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6: poenam, id. ib. 3, 5, 53: clivum, to make the ascent of a hill easier, Caes. B. G. 7, 46: clivos, Liv. 21, 37, 3: verba usu, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 95: translationem, id. de Or. 3, 41, 165: fructus feros colendo, to render milder, Verg. G. 2, 36: caelum, Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 124: lacrimae meorum me interdum molliunt, overcome me, Cic. Att. 10, 9, 2: Deus mollivit cor meum, softened, Vulg. Job, 23, 16.—
B. To soften, render effeminate or unmanly: legionem, Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8: animos, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27: vocem, to make soft or womanish, Quint. 11, 3, 24: puerum, to unman, Stat. S. 3, 4, 68.

Origins

From mollis (“soft”) + -io (Used to form fourth conjugation verbs).

Descendants
  • Spanishmullir
  • Italianmollire
  • Galicianmulir

In English words that came into English from molliō

  • moil*molliō
  • mojito*molliō
  • emollientemolliēns
  • mollificationmollificātiō
  • mollientmolliens
  • muller*molliāre
  • remollientremolliens

Quick answers

What does molliō mean in Latin?
molliō, a verb, means “to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify; to make unmanly or effeminate”.
What are the principal parts of molliō?
molliō, mollīre, mollīvī, mollītum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce molliō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɔl.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔl.li.o].
Which English words come from molliō?
English words that go back to Latin molliō include moil, mojito, mollient, mollification, remollient and emollient.