mugitus
Latin
Etymology
From mūgiō (“bellow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /muːˈɡiː.tus/, [muːˈɡiː.tʊs]
Noun
mūgītus m (genitive mūgītūs); fourth declension
- (of cattle) A lowing, mooing, bellowing.
- (figuratively) A loud, deep or sustained noise; rumbling, roaring.
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mūgītus | mūgītūs |
Genitive | mūgītūs | mūgītuum |
Dative | mūgītuī | mūgītibus |
Accusative | mūgītum | mūgītūs |
Ablative | mūgītū | mūgītibus |
Vocative | mūgītus | mūgītūs |
Related terms
- mūgiō
- mūgītor
Descendants
- Aromanian: mudzit
- Catalan: mugit
- Italian: muggito
- Portuguese: mugido
- Romanian: muget
- Spanish: mugido
References
- mugitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mugitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mugitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette