"mugil" meaning in Latin

See mugil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmuː.d͡ʒil] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slip, slime”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*mew-k-||slip, slime}} Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slip, slime”) Head templates: {{la-noun|mūgil<3>|g=m}} mūgil m (genitive mūgilis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mūgil<3>|gen_pl=mūgilium/mūgilum}} Forms: mūgil [canonical, masculine], mūgilis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mūgil [nominative, singular], mūgilēs [nominative, plural], mūgilis [genitive, singular], mūgilium [genitive, plural], mūgilum [genitive, plural], mūgilī [dative, singular], mūgilibus [dative, plural], mūgilem [accusative, singular], mūgilēs [accusative, plural], mūgile [ablative, singular], mūgilibus [ablative, plural], mūgil [singular, vocative], mūgilēs [plural, vocative]
  1. grey mullet Tags: declension-3
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        "singular"
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        ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "mūgilem",
          "mugilem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "mūgil",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "la:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey mullet"
      ],
      "id": "en-mugil-la-noun-ofe8-JUx",
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          "grey mullet",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmuː.d͡ʒil]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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        {
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        },
        {
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            {
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          ],
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "mūgil",
          "mugil#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "mūgilēs",
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        ]
      ],
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "mugili#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mūgilibus",
      "links": [
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          "mūgilibus",
          "mugilibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mūgilem",
      "links": [
        [
          "mūgilem",
          "mugilem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mūgilēs",
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          "mūgilēs",
          "mugiles#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mūgile",
      "links": [
        [
          "mūgile",
          "mugile#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mūgilibus",
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          "mūgilibus",
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        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
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        [
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    },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
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        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
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      ],
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        "grey mullet"
      ],
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        [
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          "grey mullet"
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmuː.d͡ʒil]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mugil"
}

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