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Etymology edit

From mīscellus (of a smaller, inferior type; assorted, miscellaneous) +‎ -āneus.

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Adjective edit

mīscellāneus (feminine mīscellānea, neuter mīscellāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. mixed, assorted, miscellaneous (combining various elements)

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mīscellāneus mīscellānea mīscellāneum mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellānea
Genitive mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellāneī mīscellāneōrum mīscellāneārum mīscellāneōrum
Dative mīscellāneō mīscellāneō mīscellāneīs
Accusative mīscellāneum mīscellāneam mīscellāneum mīscellāneōs mīscellāneās mīscellānea
Ablative mīscellāneō mīscellāneā mīscellāneō mīscellāneīs
Vocative mīscellānee mīscellānea mīscellāneum mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellānea

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  • miscellaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • miscellaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • miscellaneus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016