mucor

See also: Mucor

Latin

Etymology

From mūceō (“become moldy”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.kor/, [ˈmuː.kɔr]

Noun

mūcor m (genitive mūcōris); third declension

bread-mold, moldiness
wine-must

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mūcor	mūcōrēs
genitive	mūcōris	mūcōrum
dative	mūcōrī	mūcōribus
accusative	mūcōrem	mūcōrēs
ablative	mūcōre	mūcōribus
vocative	mūcor	mūcōrēs

Descendants

Aromanian: mucoari
English: mucor
French: mucor
Romanian: mucoare
Spanish: mugor
Translingual: Mucor

References

mucor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mucor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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