mollestra

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

mollestra f (genitive mollestrae); first declension

  1. A sheep's felt for wiping helmets

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mollestra mollestrae
genitive mollestrae mollestrārum
dative mollestrae mollestrīs
accusative mollestram mollestrās
ablative mollestrā mollestrīs
vocative mollestra mollestrae

References

  • 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.