marculus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

martulus

Etymology edit

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂tlo-, from *melh₂- (“to grind”), with dissimilation. marcus was later fabricated by analogy.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/, [ˈmärkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/, [ˈmärkulus]

Noun edit

marculus m (genitive marculī); second declension

small hammer, (Old Latin, post-Augustan) hammer

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marculus	marculī
Genitive	marculī	marculōrum
Dative	marculō	marculīs
Accusative	marculum	marculōs
Ablative	marculō	marculīs
Vocative	marcule	marculī

Derived terms edit

martellus

Descendants edit

Galician: macho
Spanish: macho

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=marculus&oldid=72906423"