noun · femininethird declension
merges
merges f (genitive mergitis)
Classical[ˈmɛr.ɡɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛr.d͡ʒes]
Meaning
- feminineA sheaf
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | merges | mergitēs |
| genitive | mergitis | mergitum |
| dative | mergitī | mergitibus |
| accusative | mergitem | mergitēs |
| ablative | mergite | mergitibus |
| vocative | merges | mergitēs |
mergĕs, ĭtis, f. mergae.
I. A sheaf:
cerealis mergite culmi, Verg. G. 2, 517.— II. I. q. mergae, a two-pronged pitchfork, Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 296.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
merges itis, f
mergae; MERG-, a sheaf , V.
Origins
From mergae (“two-pronged pitchfork”), meaning “the amount taken with a pitchfork.”