LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

mūgil

mūgil m (genitive mūgilis)
Classical[ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.d͡ʒil]

Meaning

  1. grey mullet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemūgilmūgilēs
genitivemūgilismūgilium
mūgilum
dativemūgilīmūgilibus
accusativemūgilemmūgilēs
ablativemūgilemūgilibus
vocativemūgilmūgilēs

mūgil and mūgĭlis, is, m.,
I. a sea-fish; acc. to some, the mullet: mugilum natura ridetur, in metu capite abscondito, totos se occultari credentium, Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59; 9, 42, 67, § 144; 9, 62, 88, § 185; 10, 70, 89, § 193; 32, 11, 53, § 149.—This fish was made use of in punishing adulterers: quosdam moechos et mugilis intrat, Juv. 10, 317; cf. Cat. 15, 19.

Origins

Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slip, slime”).

Descendants
  • Italianmugginefrom Vulgar Latin *mūgō
  • Occitanmugefrom Vulgar Latin *mūgō
  • Frenchmugefrom Vulgar Latin *mūgō

Quick answers

What does mūgil mean in Latin?
mūgil, a noun, means “grey mullet”.
What is the genitive of mūgil?
The genitive singular is mūgilis. mūgil is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mūgil?
In classical Latin, [ˈmuː.ɡɪɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmuː.d͡ʒil].