melotris
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς (mēlōtrís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [meːˈɫoː.trɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈlɔː.t̪ris]
Noun
mēlōtris f (genitive mēlōtridis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēlōtris | mēlōtridēs |
| genitive | mēlōtridis | mēlōtridum |
| dative | mēlōtridī | mēlōtridibus |
| accusative | mēlōtridem | mēlōtridēs |
| ablative | mēlōtride | mēlōtridibus |
| vocative | mēlōtris | mēlōtridēs |
References
- “melotris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melotris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.