mellitulus

Latin

Etymology

From mellītus (honey-sweet, honeyed; darling) +‎ -ulus (diminutive-forming suffix), from mel (honey).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. diminutive of mellītus (As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative mellītulus mellītula mellītulum mellītulī mellītulae mellītula
genitive mellītulī mellītulae mellītulī mellītulōrum mellītulārum mellītulōrum
dative mellītulō mellītulae 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016