morsum

Latin

Etymology 1

From morsus (“bitten”), perfect passive participle of mordeō (“bite”).

Noun

morsum n (genitive morsī); second declension

  1. a (little) piece, bit
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative morsum morsa
Genitive morsī morsōrum
Dative morsō morsīs
Accusative morsum morsa
Ablative morsō morsīs
Vocative morsum morsa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of morsus (“bite”).

Noun

morsum m

  1. accusative singular of morsus

References
  • morsum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • morsum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • morsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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