mellitus
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From mel (“honey”)
Adjective [edit]
mellītus m (feminine mellīta, neuter mellītum); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to honey.
- Sweetened with honey, honey-sweet, honeyed.
- (figuratively) As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely.
- (figuratively, substantive, term of endearment) Sweet, darling, honey.
Inflection [edit]
| 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 | |
Synonyms [edit]
- (darling, honey): mel
- (honey-sweet): melleus, melliculus, mellītulus
- (of or pertaining to honey): melinus, mellārius, melleus, mellōsus
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Related terms
Descendants [edit]
- Italian: mellito
References [edit]
- mellitus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid from Kevin Cawley at the University of Notre Dame Archives.
