Mercurius

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English

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Noun

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Mercurius (uncountable)

  1. A homeopathic remedy involving mercury.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch Mercurius.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mercurius

Proper noun

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Mercurius

  1. (astronomy) Mercury
  2. (Roman mythology) Mercury

See also

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛrˈkyː.ri.ʏs/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Mercurius m

  1. the planet Mercury
  2. Mercury, the Roman god

Synonyms

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  • (Roman god of commerce): Mercuur (obsolete)
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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Mercurius

  1. Mercury

Latin

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Etymology

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Possibly from merx (merchandise), or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Mercurius m sg (genitive Mercuriī or Mercurī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Mercury (god of speed and commerce)
  2. (astronomy) Mercury (planet)
  3. (alchemy, chemistry) quicksilver, mercury

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mercurius
Genitive Mercuriī
Mercurī1
Dative Mercuriō
Accusative Mercurium
Ablative Mercuriō
Vocative Mercurī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Mercury”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

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Proper noun

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Mercurius

  1. Alternative form of Mercurie