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medus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Noun

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mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēdus mēdī
genitive mēdī mēdōrum
dative mēdō mēdīs
accusative mēdum mēdōs
ablative mēdō mēdīs
vocative mēde mēdī

References

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  • medus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • "medus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

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 medus on Latvian Wikipedia
Medus

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mædus]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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medus m (3rd declension)

  1. honey
    medus kārehoneycomb
    medus maizehoney bread
    medus kūkahoney cake
    medalushoney beer
    medus cepumihoney biscuits
    ziedu medusblossom honey
    mākslīgais medusartificial honey
    salds kā medussweet as honey
  2. mead
    medus vārīšanamead making (lit. boiling)

Declension

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Declension of medus (3rd)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative medus
genitive medus
dative medum
accusative medu
instrumental medu
locative medū
vocative medus

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1] The noun was changed to a masculine noun; a more logical descendant would be neuter *medu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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medùs m (plural mẽdūs) stress pattern 4

  1. honey

Declension

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Declension of medùs
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) medùs mẽdūs
genitive (kilmininkas) medaũs medų̃
dative (naudininkas) mẽdui medùms
accusative (galininkas) mẽdų medùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) medumi̇̀ medumi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas) medujè meduosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) medaũ mẽdūs

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[2] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN