mellum
Latin
Alternative forms
- millus
- melium
Etymology 1
Some have suggested a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“crest, mane”)[1], the same root of monīle (“necklace”), but it seems doubtful.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mellum | mella |
Genitive | mellī | mellōrum |
Dative | mellō | mellīs |
Accusative | mellum | mella |
Ablative | mellō | mellīs |
Vocative | mellum | mella |
References
- mellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “mellum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 64
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