Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂tlo-, from *melh₂- (to grind), with dissimilation. marcus was later fabricated by analogy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marculus m (genitive marculī); second declension

  1. small hammer, (Old Latin, post-Augustan) hammer

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative marculus marculī
genitive marculī marculōrum
dative marculō marculīs
accusative marculum marculōs
ablative marculō marculīs
vocative marcule marculī

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: macho
  • Spanish: macho
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