muriceps
Latin
Etymology
From mūs (“mouse”) + -ceps (“-catcher, -taker”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.rɪ.kɛps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.ri.t͡ʃeps]
Noun
mūriceps m (genitive mūricipis); third declension
- (Late Latin) A cat, one who gathers mice.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūriceps | mūricipēs |
| genitive | mūricipis | mūricipum |
| dative | mūricipī | mūricipibus |
| accusative | mūricipem | mūricipēs |
| ablative | mūricipe | mūricipibus |
| vocative | mūriceps | mūricipēs |
Synonyms
References
- "muriceps", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)