morcego

Galician

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morcego

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Alternative forms

• murcego, muricego

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *múHs

Proto-Italic *mūs

Latin mūs

Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos

Proto-Italic *kaikos

Latin caecus

Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus

Old Galician-Portuguese murcego

Galician morcego

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese murcego, from Vulgar Latin *mūrem caecum (“blind mouse”). Compare Portuguese morcego, Spanish murciélago.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈθeɡo/ [moɾˈθe.ɣ̞ʊ], /mɔɾˈθɛɡo/ [mɔɾˈθɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /moɾˈθeɡo/ [moɾˈθe.ɣ̞ʊ], /mɔɾˈθɛɡo/ [mɔɾˈθɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /moɾˈθeħo/ [moɾˈθe.ħʊ], /mɔɾˈθɛħo/ [mɔɾˈθɛ.ħʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /moɾˈseħo/ [moɾˈse.ħʊ], /mɔɾˈsɛħo/ [mɔɾˈsɛ.ħʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -eɡo, -ɛɡo

• Rhymes: -eɡo, -ɛɡo
• Rhymes: -eħo, -ɛħo

• Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos)

1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)

   Synonym: quiróptero

Derived terms

• Morcegueira

References

• “morcego”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morcego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “morcego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morcego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

morcego

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *múHs

Proto-Italic *mūs

Latin mūs

Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos

Proto-Italic *kaikos

Latin caecus

Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus

Old Galician-Portuguese murcego

Portuguese morcego

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese murcego, from Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus, by surface analysis, mure (“mouse”) +‎ cego (“blind”). Compare Galician morcego, Spanish murciélago.

Alternative forms

• morcêgo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [mohˈse.ɡu], /muʁˈse.ɡu/ [muhˈse.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [mohˈse.ɡu], /muʁˈse.ɡu/ [muhˈse.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈse.ɡu/, /muɾˈse.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [moχˈse.ɡu], /muʁˈse.ɡu/ [muχˈse.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈse.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈse.ɡu/ [muɾˈse.ɣu]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /mohˈse.ɡu/
• Rhymes: -eɡu
• Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)

1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)

   Synonym: quiróptero

2. (figurative, colloquial) night person

Derived terms

• Homem-Morcego
• morcegar
• morcego-vampiro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [mohˈsɛ.ɡu], /muʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muhˈsɛ.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [mohˈsɛ.ɡu], /muʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muhˈsɛ.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈsɛ.ɡu/, /muɾˈsɛ.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [moχˈsɛ.ɡu], /muʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muχˈsɛ.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈsɛ.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muɾˈsɛ.ɣu]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /mohˈsɛ.ɡu/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡu
• Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Verb

morcego

1. first-person singular present indicative of morcegar

Further reading

• “morcego”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “morcego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025