mustricula

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *mūstrā (“mouse-like animal”), being a cognate of mustela due to similarity between the last and weasel's teeth.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [mʊs̠ˈt̪rɪkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /musˈtri.ku.la/, [musˈt̪riːkulä]

Noun

mustricula f (genitive mustriculae); first declension

  1. A shoemaker's last

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mustricula mustriculae
Genitive mustriculae mustriculārum
Dative mustriculae mustriculīs
Accusative mustriculam mustriculās
Ablative mustriculā mustriculīs
Vocative mustricula mustriculae

References
  • 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, page 396-397
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