marculus

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/, [ˈmärkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ku.lus/, [ˈmärkulus]

Noun

marculus m (genitive marculī); second declension

1. 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