Reconstruction:Latin/musculus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From mūscus (“moss”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix), with syncope of unstressed /u/.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈmusklʊs/

Noun

*mūsculus m (oblique *mūsculum); second declension

moss

Declension

Second declension.

Italo-Western declension of *mūsclus
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*músclọs	*múscli
genitive	*múscli	*musclọ́rọ
dative	*músclọ	*músclis
accusative-ablative	*músclọ	*músclọs

Descendants

Aromanian: mushclju, mushcljiu
Friulian: muscli
Italian: muschio
Romanian: mușchi
Sicilian: muschiu
Venetian: muscio

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