What does mūcus mean in Latin?

mūcus, a noun, means “mucus”.

What is the genitive of mūcus?

The genitive singular is mūcī. mūcus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.kus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

mūcus m (genitive mūcī)

Classical[ˈmuː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.kus]

mūcus (mucc-), i, m. mug, mungo; cf. also Sanscr. muć, solvere, dimittere,

I. snivel, mucus of the nose: mucusque, et mala pituita nasi, Cat. 23, 17; Cels. 4, 18.

From Proto-Italic *moukos, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”). Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).

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