mergulus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmer.ɡu.lus/, [ˈmɛr.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]
Etymology 1
lūcerna cum mergulō (lamp with wick)
Diminutive from mergō (“immerse, dip”) + -ulus.
Noun
mergulus m (genitive mergulī); second declension
Inflection
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”).
Noun
mergulus m (genitive mergulī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mergulus | mergulī |
| genitive | mergulī | mergulōrum |
| dative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| accusative | mergulum | mergulōs |
| ablative | mergulō | mergulīs |
| vocative | mergule | mergulī |
Related terms
Descendants
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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