muriceps

Latin

Etymology

From mūs (“mouse”) +‎ -ceps (“-catcher, -taker”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.ri.keps/, [ˈmuːrɪkɛps̠]

(modern Italianate 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)

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