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
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..."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..."