mollificus

Latin

Etymology

From mollifico (“I soften”), ultimately derived from mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /molˈli.fi.kus/, [mɔlˈlʲɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /molˈli.fi.kus/, [molˈliːfikus]

Adjective

mollificus (feminine mollifica, neuter mollificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. making soft, softening

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mollificus	mollifica	mollificum		mollificī	mollificae	mollifica
genitive	mollificī	mollificae	mollificī		mollificōrum	mollificārum	mollificōrum
dative	mollificō	mollificae	mollificō		mollificīs
accusative	mollificum	mollificam	mollificum		mollificōs	mollificās	mollifica
ablative	mollificō	mollificā	mollificō		mollificīs
vocative	mollifice	mollifica	mollificum		mollificī	mollificae	mollifica

References

• “mollificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mollificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.