hydromel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).
Noun
hydromel (countable and uncountable, plural hydromels)
References
- “hydromel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.dʁɔ.mɛl/
Audio: (file)
Noun
hydromel m (usually uncountable, plural hydromels)
Further reading
- “hydromel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.drɔ.mɛɫ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.d̪ro.mel]
Noun
hydromel n (genitive hydromellis); third declension
- mead (or honey and water)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hydromel | hydromella |
genitive | hydromellis | hydromellum |
dative | hydromellī | hydromellibus |
accusative | hydromel | hydromella |
ablative | hydromelle | hydromellibus |
vocative | hydromel | hydromella |