mucus
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjuːkəs/
- Rhymes: -uːkəs
- Hyphenation: mu‧cus
- Homophone: mucous
Noun
mucus (usually uncountable, plural mucuses)
- (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
slippery secretion
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /my.kys/
Further reading
- “mucus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Alternative forms
- muccus
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”). Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.kus/, [ˈmuː.kʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.kus/, [ˈmuː.kus]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūcus | mūcī |
| Genitive | mūcī | mūcōrum |
| Dative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| Accusative | mūcum | mūcōs |
| Ablative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| Vocative | mūce | mūcī |
Derived terms
- mūcēdō
- muceō
- mūcidus
- mūcōsus
- mūculentus
Related terms
Descendants
References
- mucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mucus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mucus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- mucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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