mellitulus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of mellītus (“honey-sweet, honeyed; darling”), from mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /melˈliː.tu.lus/, [mɛlˈliː.tʊ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

mellītulus (feminine mellītula, neuter mellītulum); first/second declension

  1. As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative mellītulus mellītula mellītulum mellītulī mellītulae mellītula
genitive mellītulī mellītulae mellītulī mellītulōrum mellītulārum mellītulōrum
dative mellītulō mellītulō mellītulīs
accusative mellītulum mellītulam mellītulum mellītulōs mellītulās mellītula
ablative mellītulō mellītulā mellītulō mellītulīs
vocative mellītule mellītula mellītulum mellītulī mellītulae mellītula

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References

  • mellitulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellitulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • mellitulus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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