morcego

Galician

Alternative forms

• murcego, muricego

Etymology

From mur (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from Latin mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈθしーたɛɡo/ [moɾˈθしーたɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /moɾˈθしーたɛɡo/ [moɾˈθしーたɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /moɾˈθしーたɛħo/ [moɾˈθしーたɛ.ħʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /moɾˈsɛħo/ [moɾˈsɛ.ħʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛɡo

• Rhymes: -ɛɡo
• Rhymes: -ɛħo

• Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

Noun

morcego m (plural morcegos)

1. bat (flying mammal)

Derived terms

• Morcegueira

 

References

• 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

Morcego

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mur cego (literally “blind mouse”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Spanish murciélago.

Alternative forms

• morcêgo (superseded)

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [mohˈse.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈse.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈse.ɡu/ [moχかいˈse.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 (flying mammal)
2. (figurative, colloquial) night person

Derived terms

• morcegar
• morcego-vampiro

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [mohˈsɛ.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈsɛ.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [moχかいˈsɛ.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