mergae
Latin
Etymology
Probably from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Ancient Greek ἀμέργω (amérgō, “to pluck or pull”), ὀμόργνυμι (omórgnumi, “to wipe”) and maybe Lithuanian márška (“net for fish”)[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmer.ɡae̯/, [ˈmɛrɡäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmer.d͡ʒe/, [ˈmɛrd͡ʒe]
Noun
mergae f pl (genitive mergārum); first declension (plural only)
- a two-pronged pitchfork
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | mergae |
| Genitive | mergārum |
| Dative | mergīs |
| Accusative | mergās |
| Ablative | mergīs |
| Vocative | mergae |
Derived terms
References
- “mergae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mergae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “mergae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 779