mulleus
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- From mullus (“mullet”), but considered folk etymology
- From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Cognates include Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”), Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”), Latvian melns, and Old Prussian melne.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmul.le.us/, [ˈmʊl.le.ʊs]
Adjective
mulleus (feminine mullea, neuter mulleum); first/second declension
- of a red color
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | mulleus | mullea | mulleum | mulleī | mulleae | mullea | |
| genitive | mulleī | mulleae | mulleī | mulleōrum | mulleārum | mulleōrum | |
| dative | mulleō | mulleō | mulleīs | ||||
| accusative | mulleum | mulleam | mulleum | mulleōs | mulleās | mullea | |
| ablative | mulleō | mulleā | mulleō | mulleīs | |||
| vocative | mullee | mullea | mulleum | mulleī | mulleae | mullea | |
References
- mulleus calceus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mulleus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ↑ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “mulleus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 122
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