miscellus

Latin

Etymology

From earlier *minuscellus, formally a diminutive of minusculus (“somewhat smaller”), semantically influenced by misceō (“to mix”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

miscellus (feminine miscella, neuter miscellum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. an inferior type of grape and the vine producing it
    1. (of a wine made from this grape)
  2. mixed; hybrid (of mixed type or breed)
    Synonyms: bigenerus, hybrida
  3. assorted; miscellaneous
    Synonyms: prōmiscuus, varius
    Antonyms: pūrus, simplex

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative miscellus miscella miscellum miscellī miscellae miscella
genitive miscellī miscellae miscellī miscellōrum miscellārum miscellōrum
dative miscellō miscellae miscellō miscellīs
accusative miscellum miscellam miscellum miscellōs miscellās miscella
ablative miscellō miscellā miscellō miscellīs
vocative miscelle miscella miscellum miscellī miscellae miscella

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: miscela

References

  • “miscellus” on page 1228 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “minor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381

Further reading

  • “miscellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “miscellus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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