"caprimulgus" meaning in Latin

See caprimulgus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka.prɪˈmʊɫ.ɡʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ka.priˈmul.ɡus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From capra (“she-goat”) + mulgeō (“to milk”) + -us. The sense "nightjar" is first attested in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis historia and represents a partial calque of Ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας (aigothḗlas), following Aristotle's claim in Historia animalium that certain nocturnal birds - often identified as nightjars - suck milk from the udders of goats. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|capra<t:she-goat>|mulgeō<t:to milk>|-us<id:agent noun>|text=+}} From capra (“she-goat”) + mulgeō (“to milk”) + -us., {{cal|la|grc|αἰγοθήλας|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας (aigothḗlas) Head templates: {{la-noun|caprimulgus<2>}} caprimulgus m (genitive caprimulgī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|caprimulgus<2>}} Forms: caprimulgī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], caprimulgus [nominative, singular], caprimulgī [nominative, plural], caprimulgī [genitive, singular], caprimulgōrum [genitive, plural], caprimulgō [dative, singular], caprimulgīs [dative, plural], caprimulgum [accusative, singular], caprimulgōs [accusative, plural], caprimulgō [ablative, singular], caprimulgīs [ablative, plural], caprimulge [singular, vocative], caprimulgī [plural, vocative]
  1. a milker of goats Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-caprimulgus-la-noun-uRncjc1T Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 53 47
  2. a nightjar (from the belief that they sucked the milk from goats) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-caprimulgus-la-noun-5oEl7QoN Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -us (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Birds, Containers Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 42 58 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 18 82 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 53 47 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -us (agent noun): 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 79 Disambiguation of Birds: 9 91 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 87

Inflected forms

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