出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/08/23 22:06 UTC 版)
From capra (“goat”) + mulgeō (“I milk”). The sense "nightjar" is first attested in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis historia and represents a partial calque of Ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας (aigothḗlas), following Aristotle's claim in Historia animalium that certain nocturnal birds - often identified as nightjars - suck milk from the udders of goats.
caprimulgus m (genitive caprimulgī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | caprimulgus | caprimulgī |
| genitive | caprimulgī | caprimulgōrum |
| dative | caprimulgō | caprimulgīs |
| accusative | caprimulgum | caprimulgōs |
| ablative | caprimulgō | caprimulgīs |
| vocative | caprimulge | caprimulgī |