mustaceus
Latin
Etymology
From mustum (“must”) + -āceus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /musˈtaː.ke.us/, [mʊs̠ˈt̪äːkeʊs̠]
- (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
- Catalan: mostassa, ⇒ mostalla, mostarda
- Italian: mostacciolo
- → English: mostaccioli
- Spanish: mostaza
- → Karao: mostasa
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