musteus

Latin

Etymology

From mustum.

Adjective

musteus (feminine mustea, neuter musteum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or belonging to must; like must
2. young, new, fresh, referred for example to cheese

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	musteus	mustea	musteum		musteī	musteae	mustea
Genitive	musteī	musteae	musteī		musteōrum	musteārum	musteōrum
Dative	musteō		musteō		musteīs
Accusative	musteum	musteam	musteum		musteōs	musteās	mustea
Ablative	musteō	musteā	musteō		musteīs
Vocative	mustee	mustea	musteum		musteī	musteae	mustea

Descendants

• Catalan: moixa
• Italian: moscio
• Spanish: mozo (possibly), mustio
• Portuguese: moço (possibly)
• Sicilian: musciu, mosciu

References

• “musteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• musteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.