Melita
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). In reference to Mdina, apparently from its role as the seat of government over the island.
Proper noun edit
Melita f sg (genitive Melitae); first declension
- Mdina (a city on the island of Malta, Malta)
- Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
- (New Latin) Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
- Mljet (an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Melita |
Genitive | Melitae |
Dative | Melitae |
Accusative | Melitam |
Ablative | Melitā |
Vocative | Melita |
Locative | Melitae |
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References edit
- “Melita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Melita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.