mugitus

Latin

Etymology

From mūgiō (“bellow”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /muːˈɡiː.tus/, [muːˈɡiːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /muˈd͡ʒi.tus/, [muˈd͡ʒiːt̪us]

Noun

mūgītus m (genitive mūgītūs); fourth declension

  1. (of cattle) A lowing, mooing, bellowing.
  2. (figuratively) A loud, deep or sustained noise; rumbling, roaring.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūgītus mūgītūs
Genitive mūgītūs mūgītuum
Dative mūgītuī mūgītibus
Accusative mūgītum mūgītūs
Ablative mūgītū mūgītibus
Vocative mūgītus mūgītūs

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
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