molucrum

Latin

Etymology

From mola (“mill”) +‎ -crum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.lu.krum/, [ˈmɔɫ̪ʊkrʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.lu.krum/, [ˈmɔːlukrum]

Noun

molucrum n (genitive molucrī); second declension

  1. A broom for sweeping out a mill
  2. A handle for turning a mill
  3. A mooncalf (abnormal mass within the uterus)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative molucrum molucra
Genitive molucrī molucrōrum
Dative molucrō molucrīs
Accusative molucrum molucra
Ablative molucrō molucrīs
Vocative molucrum molucra

References
  • “molucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • molucrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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