miscellaneus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • miscillāneus

Etymology

From miscellus (“of a smaller; inferior type; assorted; miscellaneous”) +‎ -āneus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

miscellāneus (feminine miscellānea, neuter miscellāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. mixed; assorted; miscellaneous (combining various elements)
    Synonym: miscellus
    Antonyms: pūrus, simplex

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative miscellāneus miscellānea miscellāneum miscellāneī miscellāneae miscellānea
genitive miscellāneī miscellāneae miscellāneī miscellāneōrum miscellāneārum miscellāneōrum
dative miscellāneō miscellāneae miscellāneō miscellāneīs
accusative miscellāneum miscellāneam miscellāneum miscellāneōs miscellāneās miscellānea
ablative miscellāneō miscellāneā miscellāneō miscellāneīs
vocative miscellānee miscellānea miscellāneum miscellāneī miscellāneae miscellānea

Descendants

  • Catalan: miscel·lani
  • English: miscellaneous
  • Italian: miscellaneo
  • Romanian: miscelaneu
  • Spanish: misceláneo

References

  • “miscellaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “miscellaneus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • miscellaneus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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