marculus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂tlo-, from *melh₂- (“to grind”), with dissimilation. marcus was later fabricated by analogy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/, [ˈmärkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/, [ˈmärkulus]
Noun[edit]
marculus m (genitive marculī); second declension
- small hammer, (Old Latin, post-Augustan) hammer
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marculus | marculī |
| Genitive | marculī | marculōrum |
| Dative | marculō | marculīs |
| Accusative | marculum | marculōs |
| Ablative | marculō | marculīs |
| Vocative | marcule | marculī |