morcego
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mur (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from Latin mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
morcego m (plural morcegos)
- bat (flying mammal)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “morcego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “morcego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “morcego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mur cego (literally “blind mouse”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.
Alternative forms[edit]
- morcêgo (superseded)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)
- bat (flying mammal)
- (figurative, colloquial) night person
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
morcego
Categories:
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- gl:Mammals
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/eɡu
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- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛɡu
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- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- pt:Mammals