musteus

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Latin

Etymology

From mustum.

Adjective

musteus (feminine mustea, neuter musteum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or belonging to must; like must
  2. young, new, fresh, referred for example to cheese

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: moixa
  • Italian: moscio
  • Spanish: mozo (possibly), mustio
  • Portuguese: moço (possibly)
  • Sicilian: musciu, mosciu

References

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