mellum
Latin
Etymology 1
Some have suggested a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“crest, mane”)[1], the same root of monīle (“necklace”), but it seems doubtful.
Alternative forms
Noun
mellum n (genitive mellī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mellum | mella |
Genitive | mellī | mellōrum |
Dative | mellō | mellīs |
Accusative | mellum | mella |
Ablative | mellō | mellīs |
Vocative | mellum | mella |
Etymology 2
Noun
(deprecated template usage) mellum
References
- “mellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “mellum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 64