medus

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu, like English mead.

Noun

mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

1. A kind of mead

References

• medus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• medus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *medu-, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Cognates include Lithuanian medùs, Old Prussian meddo, Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ), Russian мёд (mjod), Belarusian мед (med), Ukrainian мід (mid), мед (mid, med), Bulgarian мед (med), Czech med, Polish miód, Old Irish mid (“mead”), Old High German metu, German Met, English mead, Sanskrit मधु (mádhu, “sweet drink, honey”), Scythian madu, Tocharian B mīt.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mædus]

Noun

medus m (3rd declension)

1. honey

   medus kāre ― honeycomb

   medus maize ― honey bread

   medus cepumi ― honey biscuits

   ziedu medus ― blossom honey

   mākslīgais medus ― artificial honey

   salds kā medus ― as sweet as honey

References

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *medu-, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Cognates include Latvian medus, Old Prussian meddo, Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ), Russian мёд (mjod), Belarusian мед (med), Ukrainian мід (mid), мед (mid, med), Bulgarian мед (med), Czech med, Polish miód, Old Irish mid (“mead”), Old High German metu, German Met, English mead, Sanskrit मधु (mádhu, “sweet drink, honey”), Scythian madu, Tocharian B mīt.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɛ.ˈdʊs]

Noun

medus m

1. honey