mustricula
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Italic *mūstrā (“mouse-like animal”), being a cognate of mūstēla due to similarity between the last and weasel's teeth.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /muːsˈtri.ku.la/, [muːs̠ˈt̪rɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [musˈt̪riːkulä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūstricula | mūstriculae |
| Genitive | mūstriculae | mūstriculārum |
| Dative | mūstriculae | mūstriculīs |
| Accusative | mūstriculam | mūstriculās |
| Ablative | mūstriculā | mūstriculīs |
| Vocative | mūstricula | mūstriculae |
References
- mustricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 396-397
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