malaxo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).

Verb

malaxō (present infinitive malaxāre, perfect active malaxāvī, supine malaxātum); first conjugation

  1. to soften, to knead

Conjugation
   Conjugation of malaxō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present malaxō malaxās malaxat malaxāmus malaxātis malaxant
imperfect malaxābam malaxābās malaxābat malaxābāmus malaxābātis malaxābant
future malaxābō malaxābis malaxābit malaxābimus malaxābitis malaxābunt
perfect malaxāvī malaxāvistī malaxāvit malaxāvimus malaxāvistis malaxāvērunt,
malaxāvēre
pluperfect malaxāveram malaxāverās malaxāverat malaxāverāmus malaxāverātis malaxāverant
future perfect malaxāverō malaxāveris malaxāverit malaxāverimus malaxāveritis malaxāverint
passive present malaxor malaxāris,
malaxāre		 malaxātur malaxāmur malaxāminī malaxantur
imperfect malaxābar malaxābāris,
malaxābāre		 malaxābātur malaxābāmur malaxābāminī malaxābantur
future malaxābor malaxāberis,
malaxābere		 malaxābitur malaxābimur malaxābiminī malaxābuntur
perfect malaxātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect malaxātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect malaxātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present malaxem malaxēs malaxet malaxēmus malaxētis malaxent
imperfect malaxārem malaxārēs malaxāret malaxārēmus malaxārētis malaxārent
perfect malaxāverim malaxāverīs malaxāverit malaxāverīmus malaxāverītis malaxāverint
pluperfect malaxāvissem malaxāvissēs malaxāvisset malaxāvissēmus malaxāvissētis malaxāvissent
passive present malaxer malaxēris,
malaxēre		 malaxētur malaxēmur malaxēminī malaxentur
imperfect malaxārer malaxārēris,
malaxārēre		 malaxārētur malaxārēmur malaxārēminī malaxārentur
perfect malaxātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect malaxātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — malaxā — — malaxāte —
future — malaxātō malaxātō — malaxātōte malaxantō
passive present — malaxāre — — malaxāminī —
future — malaxātor malaxātor — — malaxantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives malaxāre malaxāvisse malaxātūrum esse malaxārī malaxātum esse malaxātum īrī
participles malaxāns — malaxātūrus — malaxātus malaxandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
malaxandī malaxandō malaxandum malaxandō malaxātum malaxātū
  • malacissō

Descendants
  • → English: malax, malaxate
  • → French: malaxer
  • → Italian: malassare
  • ⇒? Sicilian: malassata (“omelette”)

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