morcego

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Galician

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Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese murcego, from Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus (blind mouse). Compare Portuguese morcego, Spanish murciélago.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): (standard) /moɾˈθeɡo/ , /mɔɾˈθɛɡo/
    • IPA(key): (gheada) /moɾˈθeħo/ , /mɔɾˈθɛħo/
    • IPA(key): (gheada and seseo) /moɾˈseħo/ , /mɔɾˈsɛħo/

     

    • Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

    Noun

    morcego m (plural morcegos)

    1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
      Synonym: quiróptero

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    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

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    Morcego

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese murcego, from Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus, by surface analysis, mure (mouse) +‎ cego (blind). Compare Galician morcego, Spanish murciélago.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

       

      Noun

      morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)

      1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
        Synonym: quiróptero
      2. (figurative, colloquial) night person
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

       

      Verb

      morcego

      1. first-person singular present indicative of morcegar