adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
muscārius
muscārius (feminine muscāria, neuter muscārium)
Classical[mʊsˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[musˈkaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to flies, fly-
- adjectivethe umbel; the hairy or fibrous part of plants
Semine in muscariis dependente.
- adjectivethe hairy or fibrous part of plants
- adjectivea closet or safe in which writings were kept to protect them from flies
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muscārius | muscāria | muscārium |
| genitive | muscāriī | muscāriae | muscāriī |
| dative | muscāriō | muscāriae | muscāriō |
| accusative | muscārium | muscāriam | muscārium |
| ablative | muscāriō | muscāriā | muscāriō |
| vocative | muscārie | muscāria | muscārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muscāriī | muscāriae | muscāria |
| genitive | muscāriōrum | muscāriārum | muscāriōrum |
| dative | muscāriīs | muscāriīs | muscāriīs |
| accusative | muscāriōs | muscāriās | muscāria |
| ablative | muscāriīs | muscāriīs | muscāriīs |
| vocative | muscāriī | muscāriae | muscāria |
muscārĭus, a, um, adj. musca,
I. of or belonging to flies, fly- (post-Aug.).
I. Adj.:
aranei muscarii tela, i. e. fly-hunting, Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 131: clavus, a broad-headed nail, Vitr. 7, 3, 11.—Hence, II. Subst.: muscā-rĭum, ii, n., a fly-flap, fly-brush, used also as a clothes-brush, made of peacocks' tails, Mart. 14, 67 in lemm.; or hairy ox-tails, id. 14, 71 in lemm.; or horse-tails, Veg. Vet. 4, 1.—
B. Transf.
1. The hairy or fibrous part of plants, the umbel:
semine in muscariis dependente, Plin. 12, 26, 57, § 127.— 2. A closet or safe, in which writings were kept to protect them from the flies, Inscr. Rom. Viagg. a Pompeii, p. 168.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin muscārius From musca (“fly”) + -ārius.
Descendants
- unknownmosqueira