marculus

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Latin

Alternative forms

martulus

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂tlo-, from *melh₂- (“to grind”), with dissimilation. marcus was later fabricated by analogy.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/,

Noun

marculus m (genitive marculī); second declension

small hammer, (Old Latin, post-Augustan) hammer

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	marculus	marculī
genitive	marculī	marculōrum
dative	marculō	marculīs
accusative	marculum	marculōs
ablative	marculō	marculīs
vocative	marcule	marculī

Derived terms

martellus

Descendants

Galician: macho
Spanish: macho

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