muscipula

Latin

Etymology

From mūs +‎ capiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /muːsˈki.pu.la/, [muːsˈkɪ.pʊ.ɫa]

Noun

mūscipula f (genitive mūscipulae); first declension

mousetrap

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mūscipula	mūscipulae
Genitive	mūscipulae	mūscipulārum
Dative	mūscipulae	mūscipulīs
Accusative	mūscipulam	mūscipulās
Ablative	mūscipulā	mūscipulīs
Vocative	mūscipula	mūscipulae

Derived terms

muscipulātor
muscipulum

References

muscipula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
muscipula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
muscipula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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