melleus

Latin

Etymology

From mel (“honey”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

melleus (feminine mellea, neuter melleum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to or resembling honey.
  2. As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, delightful, charming.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative melleus mellea melleum melleī melleae mellea
genitive melleī melleae melleī melleōrum melleārum melleōrum
dative melleō melleae melleō melleīs
accusative melleum melleam melleum melleōs melleās mellea
ablative melleō melleā melleō melleīs
vocative mellee mellea melleum melleī melleae mellea

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: melleous
  • Italian: melleo

References

  • “melleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • melleus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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