muriceps

Latin

Etymology

From mūs (“mouse”) +‎ -ceps (“-catcher, -taker”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.ri.keps/, [ˈmuːrɪkɛps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.ri.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈmuːrit͡ʃeps]

Noun

mūriceps m (genitive mūricipis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) A cat, one who gathers mice.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mūriceps	mūricipēs
genitive	mūricipis	mūricipum
dative	mūricipī	mūricipibus
accusative	mūricipem	mūricipēs
ablative	mūricipe	mūricipibus
vocative	mūriceps	mūricipēs

Synonyms

• mūrilegus

References

• muriceps in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)