mergulus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmer.ɡu.lus/, [ˈmɛr.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mergulus | mergulī |
| Genitive | mergulī | mergulōrum |
| Dative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| Accusative | mergulum | mergulōs |
| Ablative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| Vocative | mergule | mergulī |
Synonyms
- (wick): fīlum
Related terms
Etymology 2
mergus cum mergulō (diver with chick)
Diminutive from mergus (“diver, loon”) + -ulus, from mergō (“dive, plunge”).
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mergulus | mergulī |
| Genitive | mergulī | mergulōrum |
| Dative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| Accusative | mergulum | mergulōs |
| Ablative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| Vocative | mergule | mergulī |
Descendants
- Galician: mergullar, mergullo, mergullón, somorgullo
- Portuguese: mergulhar, mergulho
References
- mergulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mergulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- mergulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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