mergae
Latin
Etymology
Probably from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Ancient Greek ἀμέργω (amérgō, “to pluck or pull”), ὀμόργνυμι (omórgnumi, “to wipe”) and maybe Lithuanian márška (“net for fish”)[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmer.ɡae̯/, [ˈmɛr.ɡae̯]
Noun
mergae f pl (genitive mergārum); first declension (plural only)
- A two-pronged pitchfork
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | mergae |
| genitive | mergārum |
| dative | mergīs |
| accusative | mergās |
| ablative | mergīs |
| vocative | mergae |
Derived terms
References
- mergae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mergae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ↑ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “mergae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 779
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