Mercurius

See also: mercurius

English

Alternative forms

• Merkurios

Etymology

From Latin Mercurius, of uncertain origin.

Noun

Mercurius (uncountable)

1. (historical) A male given name from Latin.
2. A homeopathic remedy involving mercury.

Translations

Translations

• Coptic: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (merkourios)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Μερκούριος (Merkoúrios)

• Latin: Mercurius
• Old Nubian: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (merkourios)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Mercurius.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mercurius

Proper noun

Mercurius

2. (astronomy) Mercury
4. (Roman mythology) Mercury

See also

• planets of the Solar System: planete van die Sonnestelsel: Mercurius · Venus · Aarde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus ^[edit]

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrˈkyː.ri.ʏs/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Mercurius m

2. the planet Mercury
4. Mercury, the Roman god

Synonyms

• (Roman god of commerce): Mercuur (obsolete)

Related terms

• mercuriale
• mercurium
• mercuur

Estonian

Proper noun

Mercurius

2. Mercury (god)

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mirqurios (Archaic Latin, Praenestine)

Etymology

Possibly from merx (“merchandise”), or perhaps from Etruscan and influenced by merx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛrˈkʊ.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [merˈkuː.ri.us]

Noun

Mercurius m (genitive Mercuriī or Mercurī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Mercury (god of speed and commerce)
2. (astronomy) Mercury (planet)
3. (alchemy, chemistry) quicksilver, mercury

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mercurius
genitive	Mercuriī Mercurī1
dative	Mercuriō
accusative	Mercurium
ablative	Mercuriō
vocative	Mercurī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• diēs Mercuriī
• mercuriālis
• mercurius
• stēlla Mercuriī

Descendants

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: Меркурий (Merkurij)
• → Catalan: Mercuri (learned)
• → Czech: Merkur
• → Danish: Merkur
• → Middle English: Mercurie, mercurie
  • English: Mercury, mercury
• → Finnish: Merkurius
• → French: Mercure (learned)
• → Galician: Mercurio (learned)
• → German: Merkur
• → Ancient Greek: Μερκούριος (Merkoúrios)
  • → Coptic: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (merkourios)
    • Old Nubian: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (merkourios)
  • → Old Armenian: Մերկեռիոս (Merkeṙios), Մեռկեռիոս (Meṙkeṙios), Մերկիւռիոս (Merkiwṙios)
• → Indonesian: Merkurius
• → Italian: Mercurio (learned)
• → Latvian: Merkur
• → Portuguese: Mercúrio (learned)
• → Proto-Brythonic: *Merxür
  • Breton: Merc'her
  • Cornish: Merher
  • Middle Welsh: Merchyr
    • Welsh: Mercher
• → Russian: Меркурий (Merkurij)
• → Spanish: Mercurio (learned)
• → Swedish: Merkurius
• → Ukrainian: Меркурій (Merkurij)
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *mercuriāgo
  • Catalan: melcoratge

Middle English

Proper noun

Mercurius

1. alternative form of Mercurie