Mercurius

See also: mercurius

English

Noun

Mercurius (uncountable)

1. A homeopathic remedy involving mercury.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrˈkyː.ri.ʏs/

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Proper noun

Mercurius m

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• mercuriale
• mercurium
• mercuur

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Estonian

Proper noun

Mercurius

2. Mercury

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Latin

Etymology

Possibly from merx (“merchandise”), or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /merˈku.ri.us/, [mɛrˈkʊriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /merˈku.ri.us/, [merˈkuːrius]

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Noun

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

2. Mercury; a Roman god associated with speed and trade; sometimes used as a messenger of the Gods, wearing winged sandals. Mercury was equated with the Greek god Hermes and many other Ancient divinities.

Declension

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

• mercuriālis
• mercurius
• stella Mercuriī

Descendants

• Middle English: Mercurie, mercurie
  • English: Mercury, mercury

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Middle English

Proper noun

Mercurius

1. Alternative form of Mercurie

References

• “Mercuri(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.