mitulus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unclear; probably related to Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; shellfish, mussel”). Compare mys, myax (= Ancient Greek μύαξ (múax)), myisca (= Ancient Greek μῠΐσκη (mŭḯskē)), all names of shellfish.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmiː.tʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmiː.t̪u.lus]
Noun
mītulus m (genitive mītulī); second declension
- a kind of edible mussel
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mītulus | mītulī |
| genitive | mītulī | mītulōrum |
| dative | mītulō | mītulīs |
| accusative | mītulum | mītulōs |
| ablative | mītulō | mītulīs |
| vocative | mītule | mītulī |
Descendants
References
- “mitulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mitulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mitulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.