Mercurius
See also: mercurius
English
editNoun
editMercurius (uncountable)
- A homeopathic remedy involving mercury.
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Mercurius
Proper noun
editMercurius
See also
editDutch
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Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMercurius m
Synonyms
edit- (Roman god of commerce): Mercuur (obsolete)
Related terms
editEstonian
editProper noun
editMercurius
Latin
editEtymology
editPossibly from merx (“merchandise”), or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /merˈku.ri.us/, [mɛrˈkʊriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /merˈku.ri.us/, [merˈkuːrius]
Noun
editMercurius m sg (genitive Mercuriī or Mercurī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) Mercury (god of speed and commerce)
- (astronomy) Mercury (planet)
- (alchemy, chemistry) quicksilver, mercury
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mercurius |
| Genitive | Mercuriī Mercurī1 |
| Dative | Mercuriō |
| Accusative | Mercurium |
| Ablative | Mercuriō |
| Vocative | Mercurī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editDescendants
editDescendants of Mercurius
- → Bulgarian: Меркурий (Merkurij)
- → Catalan: Mercuri (learned)
- → Czech: Merkur
- → Danish: Merkur
- → Middle English: Mercurie, mercurie
- → Finnish: Merkurius
- → French: Mercure (learned)
- → Galician: Mercurio (learned)
- → German: Merkur
- → Indonesian: Merkurius
- → Italian: Mercurio (learned)
- → Latvian: Merkur
- → Portuguese: Mercúrio (learned)
- → Proto-Brythonic: *Merxür
- → Russian: Меркурий (Merkurij)
- → Spanish: Mercurio (learned)
- → Swedish: Merkurius
- → Ukrainian: Меркурій (Merkurij)
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *mercuriāgo
- Catalan: melcoratge
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Mercury”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Middle English
editProper noun
editMercurius
- Alternative form of Mercurie
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