morsus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of mordeō (“I bite”).

Participle

morsus m (feminine morsa, neuter morsum); first/second declension

1. bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been bitten
2. (figuratively) stung, pained, hurt, bitten, having been stung

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	morsus	morsa	morsum		morsī	morsae	morsa
genitive	morsī	morsae	morsī		morsōrum	morsārum	morsōrum
dative	morsō	morsae	morsō		morsīs	morsīs	morsīs
accusative	morsum	morsam	morsum		morsōs	morsās	morsa
ablative	morsō	morsā	morsō		morsīs	morsīs	morsīs
vocative	morse	morsa	morsum		morsī	morsae	morsa

Noun

morsus (genitive morsūs); m, fourth declension

1. a bite, sting
2. (by extension) sharpness of flavor, sharp taste, pungency
3. (figuratively) pain, vexation, bite, sting
4. vocative singular of morsus

morsūs

1. nominative plural of morsus
2. genitive singular of morsus
3. accusative plural of morsus
4. vocative plural of morsus

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	morsus	morsūs
genitive	morsūs	morsuum
dative	morsuī	morsibus
accusative	morsum	morsūs
ablative	morsū	morsibus
vocative	morsus	morsūs

Derived terms

• morsicō

Descendants

• French: mors
• Italian: morso