LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mūsarāneus

mūsarāneus m (genitive mūsarāneī)
Classical[muː.saˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mu.s̬aˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. a shrew

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūsarāneusmūsarāneī
genitivemūsarāneīmūsarāneōrum
dativemūsarāneōmūsarāneīs
accusativemūsarāneummūsarāneōs
ablativemūsarāneōmūsarāneīs
vocativemūsarāneemūsarāneī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Italic*mūs
  3. Latinmūsarāneus

Latin arāneus Latin mūsarāneus From mūs (“mouse”) + arāneus (“of a spider”).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmusaranya
  • Occitanmusaranha
  • Occitanmusranha
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemusaranho
  • Spanishmusaraña
  • Tagalogmusaranyafrom Spanish musaraña
Elsewhere
  • Portuguesemurganhofrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Spanishmusgañofrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Ladinmüsgagnfrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Ladinmüsgòtfrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Ladinmasugòtfrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Ladinmusgaignfrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Brescianomorganofrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Franco-Provençalmeurgefrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Gallomigrenfrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
  • Lorrainmeurjottefrom Vulgar Latin *mureganeus
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmusaragno
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchmusaraignefrom Middle French mesiraigne
  • Walloonmiserette
  • Walloonmesirette
Borrowings
  • Englishranny

In English words that came into English from mūsarāneus

  • rannymūsarāneus

Quick answers

What does mūsarāneus mean in Latin?
mūsarāneus, a noun, means “a shrew”.
What is the genitive of mūsarāneus?
The genitive singular is mūsarāneī. mūsarāneus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mūsarāneus?
In classical Latin, [muː.saˈraː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mu.s̬aˈraː.ne.us].
Where does mūsarāneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *múHs → Proto-Italic *mūs → Latin mūsarāneus.