murex
See also: Murex
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύαξ (múax, “sea mussel”), from μῦς (mûs).[1]
Noun
murex (plural murexes or murices)
- Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
- 1991, John Montroll, Robert J. Lang, Origami Sea Life, page 56:
- The murexes (family Murieidae) are one of the most beautiful and sought-after families by shell collectors.
- 1991, John Montroll, Robert J. Lang, Origami Sea Life, page 56:
References
- ^ Rich, The Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary and Greek Lexicon: Forming a Glossary of All the Words Representing Visible Objects Connected with the Arts, Manufactures, and Every-day Life of the Greeks and Romans, with Representations of Nearly Two Thousand Objects from the Antique
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin
Noun
murex m (plural murex)
Further reading
- “murex”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύαξ (múax, “sea mussel”), from μῦς (mûs) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.reks/, [ˈmuːrɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.reks/, [ˈmuːreks]
Noun
mūrex m (genitive mūricis); third declension
- A shellfish used as a source of the dye Tyrian purple; the purple-fish
- The purple dye so produced.
- A sharp murex shell used as a bridle bit.
- A pointed rock or stone.
- A caltrop.
- An iron spike.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mūrex | mūricēs |
Genitive | mūricis | mūricum |
Dative | mūricī | mūricibus |
Accusative | mūricem | mūricēs |
Ablative | mūrice | mūricibus |
Vocative | mūrex | mūricēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: muriciform, muricite, muricoid
- Irish: maorach
- Italian: murice
- Portuguese: múrice
- Spanish: múrice
- Translingual: Murex
References
- “murex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “murex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “murex”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “murex”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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