"Mercurius" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [mɛrˈkʊ.ri.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [merˈkuː.ri.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly from merx (“merchandise”), or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Mercurius<2>}} Mercurius m sg (genitive Mercuriī or Mercurī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Mercurius<2>}} Forms: Mercuriī [genitive], Mercurī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mercurius [nominative, singular], Mercuriī [genitive, singular], Mercurī [genitive, singular], Mercuriō [dative, singular], Mercurium [accusative, singular], Mercuriō [ablative, singular], Mercurī [singular, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) Mercury (god of speed and commerce) Tags: Roman, declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Mercurius-la-noun-oVwyJGuB Categories (other): Roman deities, Pages with 6 entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 14 9 13 11 18 15 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 19 38 43 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 41 32 26 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Mercury (planet) Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Mercurius-la-noun-BThAWuVy Categories (other): Astronomy, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 14 9 13 11 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 7 10 9 21 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 19 38 43 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (alchemy, chemistry) quicksilver, mercury Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Mercurius-la-noun-4dEYEtFC Categories (other): Alchemy, Chemistry, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 14 9 13 11 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 7 10 9 21 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 19 38 43 Topics: alchemy, chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, pseudoscience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diēs Mercuriī, mercuriālis, mercurius, stella Mercuriī

Inflected forms

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        "la:Roman deities"
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      "glosses": [
        "Mercury (god of speed and commerce)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Mercury",
          "Mercury"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "speed",
          "speed"
        ],
        [
          "commerce",
          "commerce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman mythology) Mercury (god of speed and commerce)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mercury (planet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Mercury",
          "Mercury"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) Mercury (planet)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Alchemy",
        "la:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quicksilver, mercury"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alchemy",
          "alchemy"
        ],
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "quicksilver",
          "quicksilver"
        ],
        [
          "mercury",
          "mercury"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(alchemy, chemistry) quicksilver, mercury"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "alchemy",
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "pseudoscience"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛrˈkʊ.ri.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[merˈkuː.ri.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mercurius"
}

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