musaraneus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mūs (mouse) +‎ arāneus (of a spider).

Pronunciation

Noun

mūsarāneus m (genitive mūsarāneī); second declension

  1. a shrew

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mūsarāneus mūsarāneī
genitive mūsarāneī mūsarāneōrum
dative mūsarāneō mūsarāneīs
accusative mūsarāneum mūsarāneōs
ablative mūsarāneō mūsarāneīs
vocative mūsarānee mūsarāneī

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References

  • mygale”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • musaraneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.