miscellaneus

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Latin

Etymology

From mīscellus (of a smaller, inferior type; assorted, miscellaneous) +‎ -āneus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mīscellāneus (feminine mīscellānea, neuter mīscellāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. mixed, assorted, miscellaneous (combining various elements)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mīscellāneus mīscellānea mīscellāneum mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellānea
Genitive mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellāneī mīscellāneōrum mīscellāneārum mīscellāneōrum
Dative mīscellāneō mīscellāneō mīscellāneīs
Accusative mīscellāneum mīscellāneam mīscellāneum mīscellāneōs mīscellāneās mīscellānea
Ablative mīscellāneō mīscellāneā mīscellāneō mīscellāneīs
Vocative mīscellānee mīscellānea mīscellāneum mīscellāneī mīscellāneae mīscellānea

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References

  • miscellaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • miscellaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • miscellaneus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016