mergus
φέρουσα κατακρύπτει ἐς τὸ ἀφραστότατόν οἱ ἐφαίνετο εἶναι → wherefore she bore it away and hid it where she thought it would be hardest to find
Latin > English
mergus mergi N M :: sea-bird; (probably gull)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mergus: i, m. mergo.
I A diver, a kind of water-fowl, Varr. L. L. 5, § 78 Müll.: praesagiunt pluviam mergi, Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 362: mergi maria fugientes, id. ib.; Ov. M. 8, 625; cf.: aequor amat; nomenque tenet, quia mergitur illo, id. ib. 11, 795; Hor. Epod. 10, 22.—Jestingly: mergus agrarius, of one who is eager to possess lands, Capitol. Pertin. 9.—
II A vine-layer, Col. 4, 15, 1; Pall. 3, 16, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mergus,¹⁴ ī, m. (mergo), plongeon [oiseau] : Varro L. 5, 78 ; Virg. G. 1, 361 ; En. 5, 128 ; Plin. 18, 362 ; Ov. M. 8, 625 || marcotte, provin : Col. Rust. 4, 15, 1 ; Pall. 3, 16, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
mergus, ī, m. (mergo), I) = αἴθυια, der Taucher, ein Wasservogel, Varro LL. 5, 78. Plin. 10, 91 u. 130. Hor. epod. 10, 22; sat. 2, 2, 51. Verg. georg. 1, 361; Aen. 5, 128. Ov. met. 8, 625 u. 11, 753. Apul. apol. 32. Sulp. Sev. ep. 3, 7. p. 147, 22 H. – scherzh. übtr., mergus agrarius, v. einem Gütersüchtigen, Lucil. 1103 (bei Capit. Pert. 9, 5). – II) ein Rebensenker, Colum. 4, 2, 2 u. 4, 15, 1. Pallad. 3, 16, 1.
