miscellaneus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mīscellus (“of a smaller, inferior type; assorted, miscellaneous”) + -āneus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miːs.kelˈlaː.ne.us/, [miːs̠kɛl̠ˈl̠äːneʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miʃ.ʃelˈla.ne.us/, [miʃʃɛlˈlɑːnɛus]
Adjective[edit]
mīscellāneus (feminine mīscellānea, neuter mīscellāneum); first/second-declension adjective
- mixed, assorted, miscellaneous (combining various elements)
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | mīscellāneus | mīscellānea | mīscellāneum | mīscellāneī | mīscellāneae | mīscellānea | |
| Genitive | mīscellāneī | mīscellāneae | mīscellāneī | mīscellāneōrum | mīscellāneārum | mīscellāneōrum | |
| Dative | mīscellāneō | mīscellāneō | mīscellāneīs | ||||
| Accusative | mīscellāneum | mīscellāneam | mīscellāneum | mīscellāneōs | mīscellāneās | mīscellānea | |
| Ablative | mīscellāneō | mīscellāneā | mīscellāneō | mīscellāneīs | |||
| Vocative | mīscellānee | mīscellānea | mīscellāneum | mīscellāneī | mīscellāneae | mīscellānea | |
Synonyms[edit]
- (mixed): mīscellus
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- mistim / mixtim
- mistiō / mixtiō
- mistūra / mixtūra
- mistūrātus / mixtūrātus
- mistus / mixtus
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: miscel·lani
- English: miscellaneous
- Italian: miscellaneo
- Spanish: misceláneo
References[edit]
- miscellaneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- miscellaneus in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
- miscellaneus in Ramminger, Johann, Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016, retrieved 16 July 2016