Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
mirmillo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
mirmillo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
mirmillo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
mirmillo you have here. The definition of the word
mirmillo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
mirmillo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
mirmillo (plural mirmillos or mirmillones)
- (historical) A kind of gladiator, known for wearing a Gallic helmet with the image of a fish.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μόρμυλος (mórmulos), a variant of μορμύρος (mormúros, “striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mirmillō m (genitive mirmillōnis); third declension
- a kind of gladiator, known for wearing a Gallic helmet with the image of a fish
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “mirmillo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mirmillo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mirmillo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.