mundus

Latin

Etymology

Two possibilities include:

1. From Etruscan 𐌌𐌖𐌈 (muθ, “pit, mundus”).
2. From Proto-Indo-European *mH₂nd- (“to adorn”) and cognate with Old High German mandag (“joyful, happy, dashing”). Possibly also conflated in the sense of "clean, neat" with Proto-Indo-European *muH₂-, *meuH₂- (“to wash, wet”).

Noun

mundus (genitive mundī); m, second declension

1. the world, universe, heavens
2. mankind
3. a toilet/dress (of a woman)
4. a decoration, an ornament

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mundus	mundī
genitive	mundī	mundōrum
dative	mundō	mundīs
accusative	mundum	mundōs
ablative	mundō	mundīs
vocative	munde	mundī

Derived terms

• mundānus
• Anima mundi

Descendants

• Catalan: món
• English: mundane
• Esperanto: mondo
• French: monde
• Friulian: mond
• Italian: mondo
• Neapolitan: munno
• Norwegian: monden

• Occitan: mond
• Old French: monde
• Portuguese: mundo
• Romansch: mund, mond, muond
• Sardinian: mundhu, mundu, munnu
• Sicilian: munnu
• Spanish: mundo

Adjective

mundus m (feminine munda, neuter mundum); first/second declension

1. clean, pure; neat
2. nice, fine, elegant, sophisticated
3. decorated, adorned

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	mundus	munda	mundum		mundī	mundae	munda
genitive	mundī	mundae	mundī		mundōrum	mundārum	mundōrum
dative	mundō	mundae	mundō		mundīs	mundīs	mundīs
accusative	mundum	mundam	mundum		mundōs	mundās	munda
ablative	mundō	mundā	mundō		mundīs	mundīs	mundīs
vocative	munde	munda	mundum		mundī	mundae	munda

Antonyms

• (clean, pure): immundus