murilegus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From mūs (“mouse”) + -legus (suffix meaning "the one who gathers").
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /muːˈri.le.ɡus/, [muːˈrɪɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /muˈri.le.ɡus/, [muˈriːleɡus]
Noun edit
mūrilegus m (genitive mūrilegī); second declension
- A cat, one who gathers mice.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūrilegus | mūrilegī |
| Genitive | mūrilegī | mūrilegōrum |
| Dative | mūrilegō | mūrilegīs |
| Accusative | mūrilegum | mūrilegōs |
| Ablative | mūrilegō | mūrilegīs |
| Vocative | mūrilege | mūrilegī |
Synonyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- murilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- murilegus - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.