noun · femininefirst declension
mūscipula
mūscipula f (genitive mūscipulae)
Classical[muːsˈkɪ.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[muʃˈʃiː.pu.la]
Meaning
- mousetrap
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūscipula mūscipulum | mūscipulae |
| genitive | mūscipulae mūscipulī | mūscipulārum mūscipulōrum |
| dative | mūscipulae mūscipulō | mūscipulīs |
| accusative | mūscipulam mūscipulum | mūscipulās |
| ablative | mūscipulā mūscipulō | mūscipulīs |
| vocative | mūscipula mūscipulum | mūscipulae |
muscĭpŭla, ae, f., and muscĭpŭ-lum, i, n. mus-capio,
I. a mouse-trap: muscipulum, μυάγρα, Gloss. Philox.; Lucil. ap. Non. 266, 2: qui saepe laqueos, et muscipula effugerat, Phaedr. 4, 1, 8 verendum est, ne quando in muscipulā syllabas capiam, Sen. Ep. 48.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*múHs
- Proto-Italic*mūs
- Latinmūscipula
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Latin kapiō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin *kapelos Latin mūscipula From mūs + *kapelos. The early Latin form *kapelos is the source of later capulus.