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

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