morcego

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
2. (colloquial, figuratively, masculine) night person

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of morcegar

Sinonieme

quirópteros

vampiro

🧛

Chiroptera

desmodus

Morcegos

Vertalings

murciélago

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Fledermaus

bat

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vleermuis

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chauve-souris

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pipistrello

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yarasa

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νυχτερίδα

vespertilio

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muricec

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ratapenada

ratpenat

خفاش

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şevrevînk

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/moʁˈse.ɡu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: mūris caecus

Verwante met Spaans: murciélago

In summary

Etymology tree
Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus
Old Galician-Portuguese murcego
Portuguese morcego
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese murcego, from Vulgar Latin *mūris caecus, by surface analysis, mure (“mouse”) + cego (“blind”). Compare Galician morcego, Spanish murciélago.