Medus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos), from an Iranian language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.dus/, [ˈmeːd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.dus/, [ˈmɛːd̪us]
Proper noun
Mēdus m (genitive Mēdī); second declension
- a Mede
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mēdus | Mēdī |
| Genitive | Mēdī | Mēdōrum |
| Dative | Mēdō | Mēdīs |
| Accusative | Mēdum | Mēdōs |
| Ablative | Mēdō | Mēdīs |
| Vocative | Mēde | Mēdī |
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- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Iranian languages
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns