molluscum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin molluscum

Noun

molluscum

  1. (medicine) Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.kum/, [mɔlˈlʊs.kũ]

Noun

molluscum n (genitive molluscī); second declension

  1. a kind of fungus that grows on the maple tree

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative molluscum mollusca
Genitive molluscī molluscōrum
Dative molluscō molluscīs
Accusative molluscum mollusca
Ablative molluscō molluscīs
Vocative molluscum mollusca

Adjective

molluscum

  1. nominative neuter singular of molluscus
  2. accusative masculine singular of molluscus
  3. accusative neuter singular of molluscus
  4. vocative neuter singular of molluscus
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