[ˈmuː.si.oː], [ˈmuː.s̬i.o]
OrigoUncertain; perhaps from mūs + -iō. The word is attested in Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae, where he states that the word is derived from mūs (“mouse”) since cats catch mice; however, Isidore's etymologies are generally unreliable.
- declension-3cat (rare)
“Mūsiō appellātus, quod mūribus īnfestus sit. Hunc vulgus cattum ā captūra vocant.
[A cat] is called mūsiō because it is deadly to mice. People call it cattus from catching.”
“De musione vel murilego, qui et cattus etiam dicitur.”
Formaemūsiō(canonical, masculine) · mūsiōnis(genitive) · mūsiō(nominative, singular) · mūsiōnēs(nominative, plural) · mūsiōnis(genitive, singular) · mūsiōnum(genitive, plural) · mūsiōnī(dative, singular) · mūsiōnibus(dative, plural) · mūsiōnem(accusative, singular) · mūsiōnēs(accusative, plural) · mūsiōne(ablative, singular) · mūsiōnibus(ablative, plural) · mūsiō(singular, vocative) · mūsiōnēs(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium