μυγαλέη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μῡγᾰλῆ (mūgalê)

Etymology

From μῦς (mûs, mouse) + γᾰλέη (galéē, mustelid).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μῡγᾰλέη • (mūgaléē) f (genitive μῡγᾰλέης); first declension

  1. shrew (mammal of the family Soricidae)
    Synonym: ὕρᾰξ (húrax)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Translingual: Mygale

Further reading

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