mugil
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English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
mugil (plural mugils)
Latin
Etymology
Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slip, slime”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.ɡil/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.d͡ʒil/,
Noun
mūgil m (genitive mūgilis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūgil | mūgilēs |
| Genitive | mūgilis | mūgilium mūgilum |
| Dative | mūgilī | mūgilibus |
| Accusative | mūgilem | mūgilēs |
| Ablative | mūgile | mūgilibus |
| Vocative | mūgil | mūgilēs |
Descendants
References
- “mugil”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Yagara
Noun
mugil
- Alternative form of magul.
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Yugarabul Body Parts.