"mucro" meaning in Latin

See mucro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmʊ.kroː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmuː.kro] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perhaps individualizing n-stem derivative of a lost adjective *mūkro- (“pointed, sharp”), from a Proto-Italic *meuk-ro-, *mouk-ro-, derivative of a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂mewḱ-, also seen in Ancient Greek ἀμύσσω (amússō, “I tear, rip”), ἀμυκάλαι (amukálai, “arrowtips”), and perhaps also in Lithuanian mùšti (“strike”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*meuk-ro-}} Proto-Italic *meuk-ro-, {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{cog|grc|ἀμύσσω|t=I tear, rip}} Ancient Greek ἀμύσσω (amússō, “I tear, rip”), {{cog|lt|mùšti|t=strike}} Lithuanian mùšti (“strike”) Head templates: {{la-noun|mucrō<3>|g=m}} mucrō m (genitive mucrōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mucrō<3>}} Forms: mucrō [canonical, masculine], mucrōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mucrō [nominative, singular], mucrōnēs [nominative, plural], mucrōnis [genitive, singular], mucrōnum [genitive, plural], mucrōnī [dative, singular], mucrōnibus [dative, plural], mucrōnem [accusative, singular], mucrōnēs [accusative, plural], mucrōne [ablative, singular], mucrōnibus [ablative, plural], mucrō [singular, vocative], mucrōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A sharp point, especially the point of a sword. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-mucro-la-noun-Jg7KNx37 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 1 37 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 1 54 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 28 37
  2. (figuratively) A sword. Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mucro-la-noun-QrdKPjkD Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Weapons Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 28 37
  3. A sharp edge. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-mucro-la-noun-27ePQ8tB Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 1 37 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 1 54 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 28 37
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