miscellaneus

Latin

Etymology

From miscellus (“mixed”) +‎ -āneus, from misceō (“mix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mis.kelˈlaː.ne.us/, [mɪs.kɛlˈlaː.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

miscellāneus (feminine miscellānea, neuter miscellāneum); first/second declension

1. mixed, miscellaneous, assorted, sundry

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	miscellāneus	miscellānea	miscellāneum		miscellāneī	miscellāneae	miscellānea
genitive	miscellāneī	miscellāneae	miscellāneī		miscellāneōrum	miscellāneārum	miscellāneōrum
dative	miscellāneō		miscellāneō		miscellāneīs
accusative	miscellāneum	miscellāneam	miscellāneum		miscellāneōs	miscellāneās	miscellānea
ablative	miscellāneō	miscellāneā	miscellāneō		miscellāneīs
vocative	miscellānee	miscellānea	miscellāneum		miscellāneī	miscellāneae	miscellānea

Synonyms

• (mixed): miscellus

Antonyms

• (mixed): immixtus

Related terms

• miscellus
• misceō
• miscīx
• mistārius / mixtārius
• mistīcius / mixtīcius

• mistim / mixtim
• mistiō / mixtiō
• mistūra / mixtūra
• mistūrātus / mixtūrātus
• mistus / mixtus

Descendants

• Catalan: miscel·lani
• English: miscellaneous
• Italian: miscellaneo
• Spanish: misceláneo

References

• miscellaneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “miscellaneus” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• miscellaneus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016