LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mūcor

mūcor m (genitive mūcōris)
Classical[ˈmuː.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.kor]

Meaning

  1. bread-mold, moldiness
  2. wine-must

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūcormūcōrēs
genitivemūcōrismūcōrum
dativemūcōrīmūcōribus
accusativemūcōremmūcōrēs
ablativemūcōremūcōribus
vocativemūcormūcōrēs

mūcor, ōris, m. muceo.
1. Mould, mouldiness, in bread (post-Aug.): mucorem contrahere, to become mouldy, Col. 12, 4, 4.—
2. Mustiness, in wine, vinegar, etc.: mucor (vini), Dig. 18, 6, 4.—Also, a moisture which flows from vines, and is injurious to them: mucor, qui maxime vites infestat, Plin. 17, 15, 25, § 116.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcusdenom. Latin mūceō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin mūcor From mūceō (“to be moldy”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishmucor
  • Frenchmucor
  • Romanianmucoare
  • Spanishmugor
  • Spanishmugre
  • Aromanianmucoari
  • Asturianmugor

Quick answers

What does mūcor mean in Latin?
mūcor, a noun, means “bread-mold, moldiness; wine-must”.
What is the genitive of mūcor?
The genitive singular is mūcōris. mūcor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mūcor?
In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.kor].