LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

mūgītus

mūgītus m (genitive mūgītūs)
Classical[muːˈɡiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[muˈd͡ʒiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. A lowing, mooing, bellowing.
  2. figurativelyA loud, deep or sustained noise; rumbling, roaring.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūgītusmūgītūs
genitivemūgītūsmūgītuum
dativemūgītuīmūgītibus
accusativemūgītummūgītūs
ablativemūgītūmūgītibus
vocativemūgītusmūgītūs

mūgītus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a lowing, bellowing (class.).
I. Lit.: mugitusque boum, Verg. G. 2, 470: edere, to utter lowings, to low, Ov. M. 7, 597: dare, id. F. 1, 560: tollere, Verg. A. 2, 223.—
II. Transf., a bellowing, rumbling, roaring, loud noise: mugitus terrae, Cic. Div. 1, 18: nemorum, Plin. 18, 35, 86, § 360; Stat. Th. 10, 263: labyrinthi, Juv. 1, 53.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin mūgītus From mūgiō + -tus.

Borrowings
  • Catalanmugit
  • Portuguesemugido
  • Spanishmugido
  • Galicianmuxido
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianmuget
  • Aromanianmudzit
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmuggito

Quick answers

What does mūgītus mean in Latin?
mūgītus, a noun, means “A lowing, mooing, bellowing.; A loud, deep or sustained noise; rumbling, roaring.”.
What is the genitive of mūgītus?
The genitive singular is mūgītūs. mūgītus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce mūgītus?
In classical Latin, [muːˈɡiː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [muˈd͡ʒiː.tus].