Melitaea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελίτεια (Melíteia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me.liˈtae̯.a/, [mɛlʲɪˈt̪äe̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.liˈte.a/, [meliˈt̪ɛːä]

Proper noun

Melitaea f sg (genitive Melitaeae); first declension

1. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, situated near the river Enipeus

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Melitaea
Genitive	Melitaeae
Dative	Melitaeae
Accusative	Melitaeam
Ablative	Melitaeā
Vocative	Melitaea

References

• Melitaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Melitaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly