melimelum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).
Noun
melimēlum n (genitive melimēlī); second declension
- honey apple, sweet apple
- c. 35 BCE, Horace, Satires (book 2) VIII:
- Post hoc me docuit melimela rubere minorem ad lunam delecta. quid hoc intersit, ab ipso audieris melius.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | melimēlum | melimēla |
Genitive | melimēlī | melimēlōrum |
Dative | melimēlō | melimēlīs |
Accusative | melimēlum | melimēla |
Ablative | melimēlō | melimēlīs |
Vocative | melimēlum | melimēla |
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