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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"soft\"",
"word": "dūrus"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"pliant\"",
"word": "rigidus"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "ēmolliō"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollēscō"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollicellus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollicīna"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollicomus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molliculus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollificō"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollificus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollīmentum"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molliō"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollipēs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molliter"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollitia"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollitōrius"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollitūdō"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollītus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mollusca"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molluscum"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "molluscus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "*molliō"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Balkan Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "rup",
"2": "moali",
"3": "moli"
},
"expansion": "Aromanian: moali, moli",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Aromanian: moali, moli"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ruo",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Istro-Romanian: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Istro-Romanian: mole"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "moale"
},
"expansion": "Romanian: moale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Romanian: moale"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Italo-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "molle"
},
"expansion": "Italian: molle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Italian: molle"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nap",
"2": "muollo"
},
"expansion": "Neapolitan: muollo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Neapolitan: muollo"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "scn",
"2": "moddu"
},
"expansion": "Sicilian: moddu",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sicilian: moddu"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "North Italian:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fur",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Friulian: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Friulian: mol"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "moll"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Icelandic: moll"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "vec",
"2": "mol",
"3": "molo",
"4": "moło"
},
"expansion": "Venetian: mol, molo, moło",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Venetian: mol, molo, moło"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Gallo-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "moll"
},
"expansion": "Catalan: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Catalan: moll"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "oc",
"2": "mòl"
},
"expansion": "Occitan: mòl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Occitan: mòl"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Old French: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old French: mol"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "frm",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Middle French: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle French: mol"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "mou"
},
"expansion": "French: mou",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: mou"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "moll",
"bor": "1",
"id": "rubbish"
},
"expansion": "→ Middle English: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Middle English: moll"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mull"
},
"expansion": "English: mull",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: mull"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Ibero-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "roa-opt",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: mole"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gl",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Galician: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Galician: mol"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Portuguese: mole"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "muelle"
},
"expansion": "Spanish: muelle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Spanish: muelle"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Insular Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sc",
"2": "modde",
"3": "moddi",
"4": "moddu"
},
"expansion": "Sardinian: modde, moddi, moddu",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sardinian: modde, moddi, moddu"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "VL.",
"2": "*molliāre"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin: *molliāre",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
"name": "see desc"
}
],
"text": "Vulgar Latin: *molliāre (see there for further descendants)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Borrowings:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Moll",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Moll"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "moll",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: moll"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "",
"3": "*molduis"
},
"expansion": "*molduis",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "*molduis"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *molduis",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*ml̥dus",
"4": "",
"5": "soft, weak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*(s)meld-",
"t": "to soften, melt"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, melt”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mola"
},
"expansion": "Latin mola",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "blandus"
},
"expansion": "blandus",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mortārium"
},
"expansion": "mortārium",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "prg",
"2": "maldai",
"3": "",
"4": "boys"
},
"expansion": "Old Prussian maldai (“boys”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "младъ",
"3": "",
"4": "young"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "मृदु",
"3": "",
"4": "soft, mild, weak",
"tr": "mṛdú"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "մեղկ",
"3": "",
"4": "soft, weak"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "βλαδύς",
"3": "",
"4": "weak"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἀμαλδύνω",
"3": "",
"4": "to weaken, destroy"
},
"expansion": "ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mild"
},
"expansion": "mild",
"name": "l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*melh₂-",
"3": "",
"4": "to grind, crush, pulverize, mill"
},
"expansion": "*melh₂- (“to grind, crush, pulverize, mill”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "itc-pro",
"2": "",
"3": "*mol-n-is"
},
"expansion": "*mol-n-is",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "malleus"
},
"expansion": "malleus",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From earlier *molduis, from Proto-Italic *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, melt”).\nCognates include Latin mola, blandus, mortārium, Old Prussian maldai (“boys”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”), Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”) and ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”). More at mild.\nAn alternative hypothesis derives it from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush, pulverize, mill”) via *mol-n-is; more at malleus.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "molle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
},
{
"form": "mollior",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollissimus",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "molliter",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "la-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollium",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mollis",
"adv": "molliter",
"comp": "mollior",
"sup": "mollissimus"
},
"expansion": "mollis (neuter molle, comparative mollior, superlative mollissimus, adverb molliter); third-declension two-termination adjective",
"name": "la-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mollis"
},
"name": "la-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "58 8 4 31",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "41 15 13 31",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "61 3 5 31",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Specific epithets",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.",
"ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Matthaeus.11.8",
"text": "Sed quid existis videre hominem mollibus vestitum ecce qui mollibus vestiuntur in domibus regum sunt."
}
],
"glosses": [
"soft, delicate to the touch"
],
"id": "en-mollis-la-adj-9Vwpp6k7",
"links": [
[
"soft",
"soft"
],
[
"delicate",
"delicate"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Those who take the most care boil the soft part of leavened bread then strain off the water;",
"ref": "c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 23.26",
"text": "Diligentior cura mollia panis fermentati colat aqua fervente."
}
],
"glosses": [
"pliant, flexible, supple"
],
"id": "en-mollis-la-adj-vWUcVt7Q",
"links": [
[
"pliant",
"pliant"
],
[
"flexible",
"flexible"
],
[
"supple",
"supple"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "1 89 9 2",
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "facilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 89 9 2",
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "flexibilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 89 9 2",
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "lentus"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.",
"ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbia.15.1",
"text": "Responsio mollis frangit iram sermo durus suscitat furorem."
}
],
"glosses": [
"mild, tender"
],
"id": "en-mollis-la-adj-aLeYK0jV",
"links": [
[
"mild",
"mild"
],
[
"tender",
"tender"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "placidus"
},
{
"word": "mītis"
},
{
"word": "clēmēns"
},
{
"word": "lēnis"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "praevalēns"
},
{
"word": "fortis"
},
{
"word": "potis"
},
{
"word": "potēns"
},
{
"word": "validus"
},
{
"word": "strēnuus"
},
{
"word": "compos"
}
],
"glosses": [
"tender, weak"
],
"id": "en-mollis-la-adj-CAFxk5Dh",
"links": [
[
"tender",
"tender"
],
[
"weak",
"weak"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "dēbilis"
},
{
"word": "languidus"
},
{
"word": "fractus"
},
{
"word": "tenuis"
},
{
"word": "fessus"
},
{
"word": "aeger"
},
{
"word": "īnfirmus"
},
{
"word": "inops"
},
{
"word": "obnoxius"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmol.lis/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɔlːʲɪs̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmol.lis/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɔlːis]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"soft"
],
"word": "molluscus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"soft"
],
"word": "tener"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 47 53",
"sense": "tender",
"word": "tener"
}
],
"word": "mollis"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"soft\"",
"word": "dūrus"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"pliant\"",
"word": "rigidus"
}
],
"categories": [
"Latin 2-syllable words",
"Latin adjectives",
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin lemmas",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Latin third declension adjectives",
"Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations",
"Specific epithets"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "ēmolliō"
},
{
"word": "molle"
},
{
"word": "mollēscō"
},
{
"word": "mollicellus"
},
{
"word": "mollicīna"
},
{
"word": "mollicomus"
},
{
"word": "molliculus"
},
{
"word": "mollificō"
},
{
"word": "mollificus"
},
{
"word": "mollīmentum"
},
{
"word": "molliō"
},
{
"word": "mollipēs"
},
{
"word": "molliter"
},
{
"word": "mollitia"
},
{
"word": "mollitōrius"
},
{
"word": "mollitūdō"
},
{
"word": "mollītus"
},
{
"word": "mollusca"
},
{
"word": "molluscum"
},
{
"word": "molluscus"
},
{
"word": "*molliō"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Balkan Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "rup",
"2": "moali",
"3": "moli"
},
"expansion": "Aromanian: moali, moli",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Aromanian: moali, moli"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ruo",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Istro-Romanian: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Istro-Romanian: mole"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "moale"
},
"expansion": "Romanian: moale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Romanian: moale"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Italo-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "molle"
},
"expansion": "Italian: molle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Italian: molle"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nap",
"2": "muollo"
},
"expansion": "Neapolitan: muollo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Neapolitan: muollo"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "scn",
"2": "moddu"
},
"expansion": "Sicilian: moddu",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sicilian: moddu"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "North Italian:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fur",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Friulian: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Friulian: mol"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "moll"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Icelandic: moll"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "vec",
"2": "mol",
"3": "molo",
"4": "moło"
},
"expansion": "Venetian: mol, molo, moło",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Venetian: mol, molo, moło"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Gallo-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "moll"
},
"expansion": "Catalan: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Catalan: moll"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "oc",
"2": "mòl"
},
"expansion": "Occitan: mòl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Occitan: mòl"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Old French: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old French: mol"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "frm",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Middle French: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle French: mol"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "mou"
},
"expansion": "French: mou",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: mou"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "moll",
"bor": "1",
"id": "rubbish"
},
"expansion": "→ Middle English: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Middle English: moll"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mull"
},
"expansion": "English: mull",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: mull"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Ibero-Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "roa-opt",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: mole"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gl",
"2": "mol"
},
"expansion": "Galician: mol",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Galician: mol"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "mole"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese: mole",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Portuguese: mole"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "muelle"
},
"expansion": "Spanish: muelle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Spanish: muelle"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Insular Romance:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sc",
"2": "modde",
"3": "moddi",
"4": "moddu"
},
"expansion": "Sardinian: modde, moddi, moddu",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sardinian: modde, moddi, moddu"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "VL.",
"2": "*molliāre"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin: *molliāre",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
"name": "see desc"
}
],
"text": "Vulgar Latin: *molliāre (see there for further descendants)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Borrowings:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Moll",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Moll"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "moll",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: moll",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: moll"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "",
"3": "*molduis"
},
"expansion": "*molduis",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "*molduis"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *molduis",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*ml̥dus",
"4": "",
"5": "soft, weak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*(s)meld-",
"t": "to soften, melt"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, melt”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mola"
},
"expansion": "Latin mola",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "blandus"
},
"expansion": "blandus",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mortārium"
},
"expansion": "mortārium",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "prg",
"2": "maldai",
"3": "",
"4": "boys"
},
"expansion": "Old Prussian maldai (“boys”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "младъ",
"3": "",
"4": "young"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "मृदु",
"3": "",
"4": "soft, mild, weak",
"tr": "mṛdú"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "մեղկ",
"3": "",
"4": "soft, weak"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "βλαδύς",
"3": "",
"4": "weak"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἀμαλδύνω",
"3": "",
"4": "to weaken, destroy"
},
"expansion": "ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mild"
},
"expansion": "mild",
"name": "l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*melh₂-",
"3": "",
"4": "to grind, crush, pulverize, mill"
},
"expansion": "*melh₂- (“to grind, crush, pulverize, mill”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "itc-pro",
"2": "",
"3": "*mol-n-is"
},
"expansion": "*mol-n-is",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "malleus"
},
"expansion": "malleus",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From earlier *molduis, from Proto-Italic *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to soften, melt”).\nCognates include Latin mola, blandus, mortārium, Old Prussian maldai (“boys”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”), Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”) and ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”). More at mild.\nAn alternative hypothesis derives it from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush, pulverize, mill”) via *mol-n-is; more at malleus.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "molle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
},
{
"form": "mollior",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollissimus",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "molliter",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "la-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollium",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mollibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mollis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "molle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "mollia",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mollis",
"adv": "molliter",
"comp": "mollior",
"sup": "mollissimus"
},
"expansion": "mollis (neuter molle, comparative mollior, superlative mollissimus, adverb molliter); third-declension two-termination adjective",
"name": "la-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mollis"
},
"name": "la-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latin terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.",
"ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Matthaeus.11.8",
"text": "Sed quid existis videre hominem mollibus vestitum ecce qui mollibus vestiuntur in domibus regum sunt."
}
],
"glosses": [
"soft, delicate to the touch"
],
"links": [
[
"soft",
"soft"
],
[
"delicate",
"delicate"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latin terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Those who take the most care boil the soft part of leavened bread then strain off the water;",
"ref": "c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 23.26",
"text": "Diligentior cura mollia panis fermentati colat aqua fervente."
}
],
"glosses": [
"pliant, flexible, supple"
],
"links": [
[
"pliant",
"pliant"
],
[
"flexible",
"flexible"
],
[
"supple",
"supple"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latin terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.",
"ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbia.15.1",
"text": "Responsio mollis frangit iram sermo durus suscitat furorem."
}
],
"glosses": [
"mild, tender"
],
"links": [
[
"mild",
"mild"
],
[
"tender",
"tender"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "placidus"
},
{
"word": "mītis"
},
{
"word": "clēmēns"
},
{
"word": "lēnis"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "praevalēns"
},
{
"word": "fortis"
},
{
"word": "potis"
},
{
"word": "potēns"
},
{
"word": "validus"
},
{
"word": "strēnuus"
},
{
"word": "compos"
}
],
"glosses": [
"tender, weak"
],
"links": [
[
"tender",
"tender"
],
[
"weak",
"weak"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "dēbilis"
},
{
"word": "languidus"
},
{
"word": "fractus"
},
{
"word": "tenuis"
},
{
"word": "fessus"
},
{
"word": "aeger"
},
{
"word": "īnfirmus"
},
{
"word": "inops"
},
{
"word": "obnoxius"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"two-termination"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmol.lis/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɔlːʲɪs̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmol.lis/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɔlːis]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"soft"
],
"word": "molluscus"
},
{
"tags": [
"soft"
],
"word": "tener"
},
{
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "facilis"
},
{
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "flexibilis"
},
{
"sense": "pliant",
"word": "lentus"
},
{
"sense": "tender",
"word": "tener"
}
],
"word": "mollis"
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/865",
"msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: mollis/Latin 'Number' base_tags=set()",
"path": [
"mollis"
],
"section": "Latin",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "mollis",
"trace": ""
}
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