mellitus

Latin

Etymology

From mel (“honey”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /melˈliː.tus/, [mɛlˈliː.tʊs]

Adjective

mellītus (feminine mellīta, neuter mellītum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to honey.
  2. Sweetened with honey, honey-sweet, honeyed.
  3. (figuratively) As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely.
  4. (figuratively, substantive, term of endearment) Sweet, darling, honey.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mellītus mellīta mellītum mellītī mellītae mellīta
Genitive mellītī mellītae mellītī mellītōrum mellītārum mellītōrum
Dative mellītō mellītae mellītō mellītīs mellītīs mellītīs
Accusative mellītum mellītam mellītum mellītōs mellītās mellīta
Ablative mellītō mellītā mellītō mellītīs mellītīs mellītīs
Vocative mellīte mellīta mellītum mellītī mellītae mellīta

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References
  • mellitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mellitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid from Kevin Cawley at the University of Notre Dame Archives.
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