mollestra

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From molleō (to be soft) +‎ -trum (instrumental suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mollestra f (genitive mollestrae); first declension

  1. A sheep's felt for wiping helmets

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mollestra mollestrae
Genitive mollestrae mollestrārum
Dative mollestrae mollestrīs
Accusative mollestram mollestrās
Ablative mollestrā mollestrīs
Vocative mollestra mollestrae

References[edit]

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