Mustius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
mustus (“fresh, young”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmus.ti.us/, [ˈmʊs̠t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmus.ti.us/, [ˈmust̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Mustius m sg (genitive Mustiī or Mustī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Mustius, a Roman eques
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mustius |
| Genitive | Mustiī Mustī1 |
| Dative | Mustiō |
| Accusative | Mustium |
| Ablative | Mustiō |
| Vocative | Mustī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Mustius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray