mollitia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈli.ti.a/, [mɔlˈlʲɪt̪iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /molˈlit.t͡si.a/, [molˈlit̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

mollitia f (genitive mollitiae); first declension

  1. pliability, flexibility, suppleness
  2. softness, tenderness, weakness, irresolution

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mollitia mollitiae
Genitive mollitiae mollitiārum
Dative mollitiae mollitiīs
Accusative mollitiam mollitiās
Ablative mollitiā mollitiīs
Vocative mollitia mollitiae

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Italian: mollezza
  • Portuguese: moleza
  • Romanian: moleață
  • Spanish: molleza
  • → Italian: mollizia
  • → Portuguese: molícia

References
  • “mollitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “mollitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mollitia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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