Melae

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.lae̯/, [ˈmɛɫ̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.le/, [ˈmɛːle]

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Melae f pl (genitive Melārum); first declension

1. A town in Samnium mentioned by Livy.
2. A town near Locri, Bruttium

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Melae
Genitive	Melārum
Dative	Melīs
Accusative	Melās
Ablative	Melīs
Vocative	Melae
Locative	Melīs

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Melae

1. genitive/dative singular of Mela

References

• “Melae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Melae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly