morcego

Galician

Alternative forms

• murcego, muricego

Etymology

From Latin mūs (“mouse”) + caecus (“blind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈθɛɣo̝/

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos)

1. bat (flying mammal)

Derived terms

• Morcegueira

References

• “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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mur (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”). Compare Spanish murciélago.

Morcego

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /moɹ.ˈse.ɡu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻ.ˈse.ɡo/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /moχ.ˈse.ɡu/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /moh.ˈse.ɡu/
• Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos)

1. bat (flying mammal)

Related terms

• morcegar, vampiro