mustaceus
Latin
Etymology
From mustum (“must”) + -āceus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /musˈtaː.ke.us/, [mʊs̠ˈt̪äːkeʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /musˈta.t͡ʃe.us/, [musˈt̪äːt͡ʃeus]
Noun
mustāceus m (genitive mustāceī); second declension
- must-cake, laurel-cake (a kind of wedding cake made with must and baked on laurel leaves)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mustāceus | mustāceī |
Genitive | mustāceī | mustāceōrum |
Dative | mustāceō | mustāceīs |
Accusative | mustāceum | mustāceōs |
Ablative | mustāceō | mustāceīs |
Vocative | mustācee | mustāceī |
Descendants
- Spanish: mostaza
References
- “mustaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mustaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.