mitulus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unclear; probably related to Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; shellfish, mussel”). Compare mys, myax (= Ancient Greek μύαξ (múax)), myisca (= Ancient Greek μῠΐσκη (muḯskē)), all names of shellfish.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiː.tu.lus/, [ˈmiːt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.tu.lus/, [ˈmiːt̪ulus]
Noun edit
mītulus m (genitive mītulī); second declension
- a kind of edible mussel
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mītulus | mītulī |
| Genitive | mītulī | mītulōrum |
| Dative | mītulō | mītulīs |
| Accusative | mītulum | mītulōs |
| Ablative | mītulō | mītulīs |
| Vocative | mītule | mītulī |
References edit
- “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.