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Latin
Etymology
From earlier *minuscellus, formally a diminutive of minusculus (“somewhat smaller”), semantically influenced by miscēre (“to mix”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mīscellus (feminine mīscella, neuter mīscellum); first/second-declension adjective
- an inferior type of grape and the vine producing it
- (of a wine made from this grape)
- mixed, hybrid (of mixed type or breed)
- assorted, miscellaneous
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “miscellus” on page 1228 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “minor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381
Further reading
- “miscellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- miscellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.