Moschus

Translingual

Moschus moschiferus in Siberia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos, “musk”).

Proper noun

Moschus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moschidae – musk deers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Moschidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Moschus moschiferus - type species; Moschus anhuiensis, Moschus berezovskii, Moschus chrysogaster, Moschus cupreus, Moschus fuscus, Moschus leucogaster - other species

Derived terms

• Hyemoschus
• Moschiola

References

• Moschus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Moschus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Moschus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Moschus in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Moschus at AnimalBase
• Moschus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Moschus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Moschus at Paleobiology Database

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin moschus, alternative form of muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /⁠mušk⁠⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʃʊs/

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Noun

Moschus m (strong, genitive Moschus, no plural)

1. musk

Declension

Declension of Moschus [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Moschus
genitive	eines	des	Moschus
dative	einem	dem	Moschus
accusative	einen	den	Moschus

Derived terms

• moschusartig
• Moschusduft
• Moschuskraut (“moschatel”)
• Moschustier (“musk deer”)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmos.kʰus/, [ˈmɔs̠kʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmos.kus/, [ˈmɔskus]

Proper noun

Moschus m sg (genitive Moschī); second declension

1. a Roman cognomen
   • (Can we date this quote?), Lodovico Antonio Muratori, Novus thesaurus veterum inscriptionum in praecipuis earumdem collectionibus hactenus praetermissarum, volume 1, Milan, published 1739, inscription no. 5, page 477:

     C. IVLIVS. DORYPHORVS / ET. L. TERENTIVS. PHILETVS / ET. TERENTIA. MOSCHIS / PORTICVM. TECTVM. D. D / PERMISSV. L. TERENTII. MOSCHI

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Moschus
Genitive	Moschī
Dative	Moschō
Accusative	Moschum
Ablative	Moschō
Vocative	Mosche

Adjective

Moschus (feminine Moscha, neuter Moschum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Moschian (of or belonging to the Moschi)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Moschus	Moscha	Moschum		Moschī	Moschae	Moscha
Genitive	Moschī	Moschae	Moschī		Moschōrum	Moschārum	Moschōrum
Dative	Moschō		Moschō		Moschīs
Accusative	Moschum	Moscham	Moschum		Moschōs	Moschās	Moscha
Ablative	Moschō	Moschā	Moschō		Moschīs
Vocative	Mosche	Moscha	Moschum		Moschī	Moschae	Moscha

References

• “Moschus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press