Latin edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Proto-Italic *mūstrā (mouse-like animal), being a cognate of mūstēla due to similarity between the last and weasel's teeth.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mūstricula f (genitive mūstriculae); first declension

  1. A shoemaker's last

Declension edit

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 edit

  • 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