muriceps
Latin
Etymology
From mūs (“mouse”) + -ceps (“-catcher, -taker”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.ri.keps/, [ˈmuːrɪkɛps̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.ri.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈmuːrit͡ʃeps]
Noun
mūriceps m (genitive mūricipis); third declension
- (Late Latin) A cat, one who gathers mice.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | 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)