morsum

Latin

Etymology 1

From morsus (“bitten”), perfect passive participle of mordeō (“bite”).

Noun

morsum n (genitive morsī); second declension

1. a (little) piece, bit
   • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64:

     laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis

     and woolen bits clung to dry lips

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	morsum	morsa
Genitive	morsī	morsōrum
Dative	morsō	morsīs
Accusative	morsum	morsa
Ablative	morsō	morsīs
Vocative	morsum	morsa

Derived terms

• morsellum

Related terms

• mordeō
• morsus

Etymology 2

Inflected form of morsus (“bite”).

Noun

morsum m

1. accusative singular of morsus

References

• “morsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “morsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• morsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.