Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Μελάγχλαινοι (Melánkhlainoi).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Melanchlaenī m pl (genitive Melanchlaenōrum); second declension

  1. A Scythian tribe which dwelt in Pontus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Melanchlaenī
Genitive Melanchlaenōrum
Dative Melanchlaenīs
Accusative Melanchlaenōs
Ablative Melanchlaenīs
Vocative Melanchlaenī

References edit

  • Melanchlaeni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Melanchlaeni”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray