mellatio

Latin

Etymology

From mellō (“make or collect honey”), from mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /melˈlaː.ti.oː/, [mɛlˈlaː.ti.oː]

Noun

mellātiō f (genitive mellātiōnis); third declension

A honeying, honey-gathering, taking of honey from a hive.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mellātiō	mellātiōnēs
genitive	mellātiōnis	mellātiōnum
dative	mellātiōnī	mellātiōnibus
accusative	mellātiōnem	mellātiōnēs
ablative	mellātiōne	mellātiōnibus
vocative	mellātiō	mellātiōnēs

Related terms

Related terms

References

mellatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mellatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
mellatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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