murilegus

Latin

Etymology

From mūs (“mouse”) +‎ -legus (suffix meaning "the one who gathers").

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /muːˈri.le.ɡus/, [muːˈrɪɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /muˈri.le.ɡus/, [muˈriːleɡus]

Noun

mūrilegus m (genitive mūrilegī); second declension

1. A cat, one who gathers mice.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mūrilegus	mūrilegī
genitive	mūrilegī	mūrilegōrum
dative	mūrilegō	mūrilegīs
accusative	mūrilegum	mūrilegōs
ablative	mūrilegō	mūrilegīs
vocative	mūrilege	mūrilegī

Synonyms

• mūriceps

See also

• fēlēs
• pilax
• cattus

References

• murilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “murilegus”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011