mustricula
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Italic *mūstrā (“mouse-like animal”), being a cognate of mustela due to similarity between the last and weasel's teeth.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [mʊs̠ˈt̪rɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [musˈt̪riːkulä]
Noun
mustricula f (genitive mustriculae); first declension
- A shoemaker's last
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mustricula | mustriculae |
| Genitive | mustriculae | mustriculārum |
| Dative | mustriculae | mustriculīs |
| Accusative | mustriculam | mustriculās |
| Ablative | mustriculā | mustriculīs |
| Vocative | mustricula | mustriculae |
References
- mustricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 396-397