murilegus
Latin
Etymology
From mūs (“mouse”) + -legus (suffix meaning "the one who gathers")
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /muːˈri.le.ɡus/, [muːˈrɪɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /muˈri.le.ɡus/, [muˈriːleɡus]
Noun
mūrilegus m (genitive mūrilegī); second declension
- A cat, one who gathers mice.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūrilegus | mūrilegī |
| Genitive | mūrilegī | mūrilegōrum |
| Dative | mūrilegō | mūrilegīs |
| Accusative | mūrilegum | mūrilegōs |
| Ablative | mūrilegō | mūrilegīs |
| Vocative | mūrilege | mūrilegī |
Synonyms
See also
References
- murilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “murilegus”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011