LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mūliō

mūliō m (genitive mūliōnis)
Classical[ˈmuː.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. A muleteer, mule driver
  2. A kind of gnat

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūliōmūliōnēs
genitivemūliōnismūliōnum
dativemūliōnīmūliōnibus
accusativemūliōnemmūliōnēs
ablativemūliōnemūliōnibus
vocativemūliōmūliōnēs

mūlĭo, ōnis, m. id.,
I. a mule-keeper, a mule-driver, muleteer; a mule-dealer, mule-hirer (mostly ante-class. and postAug.).
I. Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 159 Müll.; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 93: mulionesque cum cassidibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 45; Suet. Ner. 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3; Cic. ap. Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 135; Gell. 15, 4, 3; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 72; Juv. 3, 317.—A sobriquet applied to Vespasian, because his necessities had obliged him to make money by trading, Suet. Vesp. 4.—Prov.: infantior quam meus est mulio, Varr. ap. Non. 56, 11.—
II. Transf., a kind of gnat, an enemy to bees, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 61.
Mūlĭo, ōnis, m.,
I. a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 339, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*musklos?
  2. Latinmūliō

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin mūliō From mūlus (“mule”) + -iō.

Quick answers

What does mūliō mean in Latin?
mūliō, a noun, means “A muleteer, mule driver; A kind of gnat”.
What is the genitive of mūliō?
The genitive singular is mūliōnis. mūliō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mūliō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.li.o].
Where does mūliō come from?
Proto-Italic *musklos? → Latin mūliō.