LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mustāceus

mustāceus m (genitive mustāceī)
Classical[mʊsˈtaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[musˈtaː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. must-cake, laurel-cake (a kind of wedding cake made with must and baked on laurel leaves)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemustāceusmustāceī
genitivemustāceīmustāceōrum
dativemustāceōmustāceīs
accusativemustāceummustāceōs
ablativemustāceōmustāceīs
vocativemustāceemustāceī

mustācĕus, i, m., and mustācĕum, i, n.,
I. a must-cake or laurel-cake, a kind of wedding-cake mixed with must and baked on bay-leaves: mustaceos sic facito, etc., Cato, R. R. 121; Juv. 6, 200.—Prov.: laureolam in mustaceo quaerere, to look for a laurel-wreath in a cake, i. e. for fame in trifles, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 4.

Origins

Latin mustum Latin -āceus Latin mustāceus From mustum (“must”) + -āceus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmostassa
  • Catalanmostalla
  • Catalanmostarda
  • Italianmostacciolo
  • Englishmostacciolifrom Italian mostacciolo
  • Italianmostarda
  • Spanishmostaza
  • Karaomostasafrom Spanish mostaza
  • Byzantine Greekμουστάκια

Quick answers

What does mustāceus mean in Latin?
mustāceus, a noun, means “must-cake, laurel-cake (a kind of wedding cake made with must and baked on laurel leaves)”.
What is the genitive of mustāceus?
The genitive singular is mustāceī. mustāceus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mustāceus?
In classical Latin, [mʊsˈtaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [musˈtaː.t͡ʃe.us].