molucrum

Latin

Etymology

From mola (“mill”) +‎ -crum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lu.krum/, [ˈmɔɫ̪ʊkrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.lu.krum/, [ˈmɔːlukrum]

Noun

molucrum n (genitive molucrī); second declension

1. A broom for sweeping out a mill
2. A handle for turning a mill
3. A mooncalf (abnormal mass within the uterus)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	molucrum	molucra
Genitive	molucrī	molucrōrum
Dative	molucrō	molucrīs
Accusative	molucrum	molucra
Ablative	molucrō	molucrīs
Vocative	molucrum	molucra

References

• “molucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• molucrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.