mergae
Latin
editEtymology
editProbably from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Ancient Greek ἀμέργω (amérgō, “to pluck or pull”), ὀμόργνυμι (omórgnumi, “to wipe”) and maybe Lithuanian márška (“net for fish”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmer.ɡae̯/, [ˈmɛrɡäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmer.d͡ʒe/, [ˈmɛrd͡ʒe]
Noun
editmergae f pl (genitive mergārum); first declension (plural only)
- a two-pronged pitchfork
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | mergae |
Genitive | mergārum |
Dative | mergīs |
Accusative | mergās |
Ablative | mergīs |
Vocative | mergae |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “mergae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mergae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “mergae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 779