adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Moschoviticus
Moschoviticus (feminine Moschovitica, neuter Moschoviticum)
Meaning
- adjectiveMuscovite
Moſchouiticus nummus nõ rotundus eſt, ſed oblongus
A Muscovite coin is not round, but oblong1581, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Massoviam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Livoniam, et Moschoviae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], folio 79v:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Moschoviticus | Moschovitica | Moschoviticum |
| genitive | Moschoviticī | Moschoviticae | Moschoviticī |
| dative | Moschoviticō | Moschoviticae | Moschoviticō |
| accusative | Moschoviticum | Moschoviticam | Moschoviticum |
| ablative | Moschoviticō | Moschoviticā | Moschoviticō |
| vocative | Moschovitice | Moschovitica | Moschoviticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Moschoviticī | Moschoviticae | Moschovitica |
| genitive | Moschoviticōrum | Moschoviticārum | Moschoviticōrum |
| dative | Moschoviticīs | Moschoviticīs | Moschoviticīs |
| accusative | Moschoviticōs | Moschoviticās | Moschovitica |
| ablative | Moschoviticīs | Moschoviticīs | Moschoviticīs |
| vocative | Moschoviticī | Moschoviticae | Moschovitica |
Origins
From Moschovita (“Muscovite”) + -icus (“-ic”).