mucor

See also: Mucor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mucor.

Noun

mucor (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The property of being mucid.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Robert Boyle to this entry?)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From mūceō (“become moldy”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.kor/, [ˈmuː.kɔr]

Noun

mūcor m (genitive mūcōris); third declension

  1. bread-mold, moldiness
  2. wine-must

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūcor mūcōrēs
Genitive mūcōris mūcōrum
Dative mūcōrī mūcōribus
Accusative mūcōrem mūcōrēs
Ablative mūcōre mūcōribus
Vocative mūcor mūcōrēs

Descendants

References
  • mucor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mucor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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