melculum
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lum/, [ˈmɛɫ̪kʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lum/, [ˈmɛlkulum]
Noun
melculum n (genitive melculī); second declension
- Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | melculum | melcula |
Genitive | melculī | melculōrum |
Dative | melculō | melculīs |
Accusative | melculum | melcula |
Ablative | melculō | melculīs |
Vocative | melculum | melcula |
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References
- “melculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- melculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.