mergulus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

lucerna cum mergulō (lamp with wick)

Diminutive from mergō (immerse, dip) +‎ -ulus.

Noun

mergulus m (genitive mergulī); second declension

  1. wick of a lamp
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mergulus mergulī
genitive mergulī mergulōrum
dative mergulō mergulīs
accusative mergulum mergulōs
ablative mergulō mergulīs
vocative mergule mergulī
Synonyms

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

  1. diminutive of mergus
  2. (Late Latin, proscribed) Synonym of mergus
Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

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