LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mistūra

mistūra f (genitive mistūrae)
Classical[mɪsˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[misˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. mixing
  2. mixture
  3. copulation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemistūramistūrae
genitivemistūraemistūrārum
dativemistūraemistūrīs
accusativemistūrammistūrās
ablativemistūrāmistūrīs
vocativemistūramistūrae

mistūra (mix-), ae, f. id.,
I. a mixing, mingling (ante-class. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: mistura immoderata, Varr. ap. Non. 490, 28: rerum, Lucr. 2, 978: unguentorum, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 4.—
2. In partic., carnal intercourse, copulation, with or without Veneris: externae Veneris mistura, Luc. 9, 899: cum fero, Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 213.—
B. Transf., concr., a mixture, compound: eā misturā os perfricatur, Col. 7, 5, 22: vas suppletur, id. 12, 10, 2; 12, 57, 1.—
II. Trop., a mixing, mingling: vitiorum atque virtutum, Suet. Dom. 3: raram facit mixturam cum sapientiā forma, beauty is seldom united with wisdom, Petr. 94: ex diversis, Quint. 1, 10, 6: mira figurarum, id. 9, 3, 40; cf. id. 9, 2, 37: aliorum generum cum aliis, id. 6, 3, 63: translationum, id. 5, 11, 22: verborum, id. 8, 2, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*miḱsḱéti
  4. Proto-Italic*mi(k)skō
  5. Latinmistūra

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin mistūra From misceō (“mix”) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalanmixtura
  • Englishmixture
  • Italianmistura
  • Italianmestura
  • Portuguesemisturafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mestura
  • Spanishmestura
  • Spanishmixtura
  • Galicianmestura
  • Old Frenchmisture

Quick answers

What does mistūra mean in Latin?
mistūra, a noun, means “mixing; mixture; copulation”.
What is the genitive of mistūra?
The genitive singular is mistūrae. mistūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mistūra?
In classical Latin, [mɪsˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [misˈtuː.ra].
Where does mistūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey-? → Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *miḱsḱéti → Proto-Italic *mi(k)skō → Latin mistūra.