morsum

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Latin

Etymology 1

From morsus (“bitten”), perfect passive participle of mordeō (“bite”).

Noun

morsum n (genitive morsī); second declension

  1. a (little) piece, bit
    • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64:
      laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis
      and woolen bits clung to dry lips
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative morsum morsa
genitive morsī morsōrum
dative morsō morsīs
accusative morsum morsa
ablative morsō morsīs
vocative morsum morsa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of morsus (“bite”).

Noun

morsum m

  1. accusative singular of morsus

References

  • “morsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “morsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • morsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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