adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
molluscus
molluscus (feminine mollusca, neuter molluscum)
Classical[mɔlˈlʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[molˈlus.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivesoft
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | molluscus | mollusca | molluscum |
| genitive | molluscī | molluscae | molluscī |
| dative | molluscō | molluscae | molluscō |
| accusative | molluscum | molluscam | molluscum |
| ablative | molluscō | molluscā | molluscō |
| vocative | mollusce | mollusca | molluscum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | molluscī | molluscae | mollusca |
| genitive | molluscōrum | molluscārum | molluscōrum |
| dative | molluscīs | molluscīs | molluscīs |
| accusative | molluscōs | molluscās | mollusca |
| ablative | molluscīs | molluscīs | molluscīs |
| vocative | molluscī | molluscae | mollusca |
molluscus, a, um, adj. mollis.
I. Soft: mollusca nux; and absol.: mollu-sca, ae, f., a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, Plaut. ap. Macr. S. 2, 14; Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 90.—
II. Subst.: molluscum, i, n., a fungus that grows on the maple-tree, Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68.
Origins
De Vaan explains the term as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus. This same Proto-Italic term was remade into the i-stem form mollis. According to De Vaan, molluscus probably derives from *moldusko-, from *mldu-sko-, itself from *ml̥dus before the term was transformed into an i-stem form.
In English words that came into English from molluscus
- molluscMollusca