morcego
Galician
Alternative forms
- murcego, muricego
Etymology
From Latin mūs (“mouse”) + caecus (“blind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɾˈθɛɣo̝/
Noun
morcego m (plural morcegos)
- bat (flying mammal)
Derived terms
- Morcegueira
References
- “morcego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “morcego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “morcego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese mur (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”). Compare Spanish murciélago.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /moɹ.ˈse.ɡu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /moɻ.ˈse.ɡo/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /moχ.ˈse.ɡu/
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): /moh.ˈse.ɡu/
- Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go
Noun
morcego m (plural morcegos)
- bat (flying mammal)
Related terms
- morcegar, vampiro