musio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. No actual classical uses are known, but the word is included by Isidore of Seville in his Etymologiae, where it is stated that the word is a new creation from mūs (“mouse”) since cats catch mice; however, Isidore's etymologies are usually unreliable. Compare Latin mūstēla.
Noun edit
mūsiō f (genitive mūsiōnis); third declension (hapax)
- cat
- c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 12.2.38:
- Mūsiō appellātus, quod mūribus īnfestus sit. Hunc vulgus cattum ā captūra vocant.
- [A cat] is called mūsiō because it is deadly to mice. People call it cattus from catching.
- Mūsiō appellātus, quod mūribus īnfestus sit. Hunc vulgus cattum ā captūra vocant.
Usage notes edit
- Gender and inflection are unattested. Gaffiot gives it as "mūsiō, ōnis, m.", Georges as "musio, ōnis, f.".
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mūsiō | mūsiōnēs |
Genitive | mūsiōnis | mūsiōnum |
Dative | mūsiōnī | mūsiōnibus |
Accusative | mūsiōnem | mūsiōnēs |
Ablative | mūsiōne | mūsiōnibus |
Vocative | mūsiō | mūsiōnēs |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- mūsĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1006.