LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mūcidus

mūcidus (feminine mūcida, neuter mūcidum)
Classical[ˈmuː.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.t͡ʃi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemoldy, musty
  2. adjectivesniveling

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūcidusmūcidamūcidum
genitivemūcidīmūcidaemūcidī
dativemūcidōmūcidaemūcidō
accusativemūcidummūcidammūcidum
ablativemūcidōmūcidāmūcidō
vocativemūcidemūcidamūcidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūcidīmūcidaemūcida
genitivemūcidōrummūcidārummūcidōrum
dativemūcidīsmūcidīsmūcidīs
accusativemūcidōsmūcidāsmūcida
ablativemūcidīsmūcidīsmūcidīs
vocativemūcidīmūcidaemūcida

mūcĭdus (mucc-), a, um, adj. mucus.
I. Mouldy, musty: mucida panis frusta, Juv. 14, 128: vina, Mart. 8, 6, 4.—
II. Snivelling: homo es, Qui me emunxisti mucidum, Plaut. Epid. 3, 4, 58: senex, id. Mil. 3, 1, 52.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcusdenom. Latin mūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin mūcidus From mūceō (“be musty”) + -idus.

Descendants
  • Frenchmoitefrom Old French moiste
  • Englishmoistfrom Old French moiste
  • Italianmuzzo
  • Italianmucido
  • Occitanmuide
  • Romanianmuced
  • Sardinianmùcchidu
  • Englishmucid
  • Galicianmucio
  • Galicianbucio

In English words that came into English from mūcidus

  • moistmūcidus
  • musty*mucidus
  • mucidmūcidus

Quick answers

What does mūcidus mean in Latin?
mūcidus, a adjective, means “moldy, musty; sniveling”.
How do you pronounce mūcidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.kɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.t͡ʃi.dus].
Which English words come from mūcidus?
English words that go back to Latin mūcidus include moist, musty and mucid.