LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mustax

mustax f (genitive mustacis)
Classical[ˈmʊs.taks]Ecclesiastical[ˈmus.taks]

Meaning

  1. femininelaurel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemustaxmustacēs
genitivemustacismustacum
dativemustacīmustacibus
accusativemustacemmustacēs
ablativemustacemustacibus
vocativemustaxmustacēs

mustax, ācis, f.,
I. a kind of laurel, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127.

Origins

From mustum (“must”) + -āx, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp”). Cognate with Old High German mos (“moss”) (German Moos), Icelandic mosi, Danish mos, Swedish mossa, Latin muscus (“moss”).

Descendants
  • Italianmostacciolo
  • Englishmostacciolifrom Italian mostacciolo
  • Latinmustellago

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

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Quick answers

What does mustax mean in Latin?
mustax, a noun, means “laurel”.
What is the genitive of mustax?
The genitive singular is mustacis. mustax is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mustax?
In classical Latin, [ˈmʊs.taks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmus.taks].