mugitus

Latin

Etymology

From mūgiō (“bellow”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /muːˈɡiː.tus/, [muːˈɡiː.tʊs]

Noun

mūgītus m (genitive mūgītūs); fourth declension

(of cattle) A lowing, mooing, bellowing.
(figuratively) A loud, deep or sustained noise; rumbling, roaring.

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mūgītus	mūgītūs
genitive	mūgītūs	mūgītuum
dative	mūgītuī	mūgītibus
accusative	mūgītum	mūgītūs
ablative	mūgītū	mūgītibus
vocative	mūgītus	mūgītūs

Related terms

mūgiō
mūgītor

Descendants

Aromanian: mudzit
Catalan: mugit
Italian: muggito

Portuguese: mugido
Romanian: muget
Spanish: mugido

References

mugitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mugitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
mugitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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