molucrum

Latin

Etymology

From mola (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /moˈluː.krum/, [mɔˈɫ̪uːkrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈlu.krum/, [moˈluːkrum]

Noun

molūcrum n (genitive molūcrī); second declension

1. A broom for sweeping out a mill
2. A handle for turning a mill
3. A mooncalf (abnormal mass within the uterus)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	molūcrum	molūcra
Genitive	molūcrī	molūcrōrum
Dative	molūcrō	molūcrīs
Accusative	molūcrum	molūcra
Ablative	molūcrō	molūcrīs
Vocative	molūcrum	molūcra

References

• “molucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• molucrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.