melleus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mel (honey) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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melleus (feminine mellea, neuter melleum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to or resembling honey.
  2. As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, delightful, charming.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative melleus mellea melleum melleī melleae mellea
Genitive melleī melleae melleī melleōrum melleārum melleōrum
Dative melleō melleō melleīs
Accusative melleum melleam melleum melleōs melleās mellea
Ablative melleō melleā melleō melleīs
Vocative mellee mellea melleum melleī melleae mellea

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: melleous
  • Italian: melleo

References

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  • melleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • melleus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.