hydromel

English

Etymology

Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Noun

hydromel (countable and uncountable, plural hydromels)

  1. A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water; mead prior to fermentation.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for hydromel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation
  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.dʁɔ.mɛl/

Noun

hydromel m (usually uncountable, plural hydromels)

  1. mead

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhy.dro.mel/, [ˈhʏ.drɔ.mɛɫ]

Noun

hydromel n (genitive hydromelitis); third declension

  1. mead (or honey and water)

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hydromel hydromelita
Genitive hydromelitis hydromelitum
Dative hydromelitī hydromelitibus
Accusative hydromel hydromelita
Ablative hydromelite hydromelitibus
Vocative hydromel hydromelita
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