mugil
See also: Mugil and múgil
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
mugil (plural mugils)
- Any fish of the genus Mugil of mugilid mullets.
Latin
Etymology
Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slip, slime”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.ɡil/, [ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ]
Noun
mūgil m (genitive mūgilis); third declension
- mullet
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūgil | mūgilēs |
| Genitive | mūgilis | mūgilum |
| Dative | mūgilī | mūgilibus |
| Accusative | mūgilem | mūgilēs |
| Ablative | mūgile | mūgilibus |
| Vocative | mūgil | mūgilēs |
Descendants
- Italian: muggine
References
- mugil in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press