mustricula
Latin
editEtymology
editProbably from Proto-Italic *mūstrā (“mouse-like animal”), being a cognate of mūstēla due to similarity between the last and weasel's teeth.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /muːsˈtri.ku.la/, [muːs̠ˈt̪rɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [musˈt̪riːkulä]
Noun
editmūstricula f (genitive mūstriculae); first declension
- A shoemaker's last
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūstricula | mūstriculae |
| genitive | mūstriculae | mūstriculārum |
| dative | mūstriculae | mūstriculīs |
| accusative | mūstriculam | mūstriculās |
| ablative | mūstriculā | mūstriculīs |
| vocative | mūstricula | mūstriculae |
References
edit- 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