murilegus

Latin

Etymology

From mūs (“mouse”) +‎ -legus (suffix meaning "the one who gathers").

Pronunciation

(Classical) 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

mūriceps

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

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