hydromel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Noun

hydromel (countable and uncountable, plural hydromels)

1. Mead, especially one of low alcohol content.

References

• “hydromel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.dʁɔ.mɛl/

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Noun

hydromel m (usually uncountable, plural hydromels)

1. mead

Further reading

• “hydromel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• hydromeli

Etymology

From hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhy.dro.mel/, [ˈhʏd̪rɔmɛɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.dro.mel/, [ˈiːd̪romel]

Noun

hydromel n (genitive hydromelitis); third declension

1. mead (or honey and water)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hydromel	hydromelita
Genitive	hydromelitis	hydromelitum
Dative	hydromelitī	hydromelitibus
Accusative	hydromel	hydromelita
Ablative	hydromelite	hydromelitibus
Vocative	hydromel	hydromelita

Descendants

• → Catalan: hidromel
• → English: hydromel
• → Italian: idromele