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nounthird declension

mōs Teutonicus

mōs Teutonicus m sg (genitive mōris Teutonicī)
Classical[ˈmoːs tɛu̯ˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔs teu̯ˈtɔː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. the medieval custom, common among Germans and some others who died in Muslim lands, of dismembering the body of a dead person, boiling the parts in water or wine to separate the flesh from the bones, and transporting the bones back to the person's homeland
    […], domum ac lectum Caroli VIII? observat BAELIUS, omnes ad MOREM TEUTONICUM respicientes Annam Britannicam habuisse pro uxore Maximiliani, […]1735 September, Johannes Christianus Faber, Dissertatio Inauguralis de Conscensione Tori Conjugalis, page 28:
    Et licet leges romanae circa testamenta sint recepta; tamen id fallit, ubi principium vel juris vel moris Teutonici repugnat.1777, Samuel Strykius, Usus moderni Pandectarum, continuatio tertia, libro XXIII usque ad XXXVIII, page 952:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōs Teutonicus—
genitivemōris Teutonicī—
dativemōrī Teutonicō—
accusativemōrem Teutonicum—
ablativemōre Teutonicō—
vocativemōs Teutonice—

Origins

mos (“custom”) + Teutonicus (“Teuton, German”). Although other peoples (including the French) sometimes practised it, the custom was most closely associated with the Germans.

Quick answers

What does mōs Teutonicus mean in Latin?
mōs Teutonicus, a noun, means “the medieval custom, common among Germans and some others who died in Muslim lands, of dismembering the body of a dead person, boiling the parts in water or wine to separate the flesh from the bones, and transporting the”.
What is the genitive of mōs Teutonicus?
The genitive singular is mōris Teutonicī. mōs Teutonicus is third declension.
How do you pronounce mōs Teutonicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoːs tɛu̯ˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔs teu̯ˈtɔː.ni.kus].