LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mūcrō

mūcrō m (genitive mūcrōnis)
Classical[ˈmʊ.kroː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.kro]

Meaning

  1. A sharp point, especially the point of a sword.
  2. figurativelyA sword.
  3. A sharp edge.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pars gladiī acūta
mucrō -ōnis (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 24

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Acies · Acumen · Cacumen · Mucro · Cuspis

1. Acies is the sharpness of a line adapted for cutting; acumen, of a tip or point adapted for sticking. Figuratively, the acies mentis is shown in the keen sifting of what is confused, in clear perception; the acumen mentis is the fathoming of that which is deeply hidden, in subtle discovery. 2. Acumen and cacumen mean a natural head or top; acumen, of a cone, beak, and so forth; cacumen, particularly that of a mountain: mucro and cuspis mean an artificial head, for the purpose of piercing and wounding; mucro, that of a sword, dagger, and so forth; cuspis, that of a spear, arrow, etc., like αἰχμή. (vi. 5.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūcrōmūcrōnēs
genitivemūcrōnismūcrōnum
dativemūcrōnīmūcrōnibus
accusativemūcrōnemmūcrōnēs
ablativemūcrōnemūcrōnibus
vocativemūcrōmūcrōnēs

mucro, ōnis, m.,
I. a sharp point or edge; esp., the point of a sword, the sword's point (class.; cf.: acies, cuspis).
I. Lit.: mucro falcis, Col. 4, 25, 1: dentis, Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 8: folii, id. 16, 10, 16, § 38: crystalli, id. 37, 2, 9, § 26: cultri, edge, Juv. 14, 216: medio jugulaberis ensis, sword's point, Ov. M. 12, 484: coruscus, Verg. A. 2, 333.—
B. Transf.
1. A sword: nisi mucrones militum tremere voltis, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 6: mortalis, Verg. A. 12, 740.—
2. A point, extremity, end (poet. and in post-Aug. prose), Lucr. 2, 520: faucium, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.—
II. Trop., edge, point, sharpness: censorii stili, Cic. Clu. 44, 123: tribunicius, id. Leg. 3, 9, 21: defensionis tuae, id. Caecin. 29, 84: ingenii, sharpness, Quint. 10, 5, 16.

Origins

Uncertain. Perhaps individualizing n-stem derivative of a lost adjective *mūkro- (“pointed, sharp”), from a Proto-Italic *meuk-ro-, *mouk-ro-, derivative of a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂mewḱ-, also seen in Ancient Greek ἀμύσσω (amússō, “to tear, rip”), ἀμυκάλαι (amukálai, “arrowtips”), and perhaps also in Lithuanian mùšti (“strike”). De Vaan considers the PIE etymology to be possibe, though he also suggests that the Latin and Greek terms may derive from an otherwise unknown substrate language.

Descendants
  • Catalanmugró
  • Englishmucro
  • Portuguesemucrão

Quick answers

What does mūcrō mean in Latin?
mūcrō, a noun, means “A sharp point, especially the point of a sword.; A sword.; A sharp edge.”.
What is the genitive of mūcrō?
The genitive singular is mūcrōnis. mūcrō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mūcrō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmʊ.kroː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.kro].