Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mūsarāneus m (genitive mūsarāneī); second declension

  1. a shrew

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūsarāneus mūsarāneī
Genitive mūsarāneī mūsarāneōrum
Dative mūsarāneō mūsarāneīs
Accusative mūsarāneum mūsarāneōs
Ablative mūsarāneō mūsarāneīs
Vocative mūsarānee mūsarāneī

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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.