musculus, musculi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
little mouse, small rodent; common mouse; various (sea) creatures; mussel;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | musculus | musculi |
| Gen. | musculi | musculorum |
| Dat. | musculo | musculis |
| Acc. | musculum | musculos |
| Voc. | muscule | musculi |
| Abl. | musculo | musculis |
Examples
- M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...fluxere, sine ullo tegmine poples erat, femorum quoque musculus omnis liquitur, et nigra destillant inguina tabe. dissiluit stringens..." - G
Liber II
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...trabes erant in capreolis collocatae, lateribus lutoque musculus, ut ab igni, qui ex muro iaceretur, tutus esset, contegitur..."