morcego

Galician

Alternative forms

murcego, muricego

Etymology

From mur (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from Latin mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.

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

Morcego

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mur cego (literally “blind mouse”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.

Alternative forms

morcêgo (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [mohˈse.ɡu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈse.ɡu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [moχˈse.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈse.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈse.ɡu/ [muɾˈse.ɣu]

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /mohˈse.ɡu/
Rhymes: -eɡu
Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)

bat (flying mammal)
(figurative, colloquial) night person

Derived terms

morcegar
morcego-vampiro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [mohˈsɛ.ɡu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈsɛ.ɡu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [moχˈsɛ.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈsɛ.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muɾˈsɛ.ɣu]

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /mohˈsɛ.ɡu/
Rhymes: -ɛɡu
Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Verb

morcego

first-person singular present indicative of morcegar

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