medus

See also: Medus

Latin

Etymology

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Noun

mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mēdus	mēdī
Genitive	mēdī	mēdōrum
Dative	mēdō	mēdīs
Accusative	mēdum	mēdōs
Ablative	mēdō	mēdīs
Vocative	mēde	mēdī

References

• medus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• medus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Medus

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mædus]

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Noun

medus m (3rd declension)

1. honey

   medus kāre ― honeycomb

   medus maize ― honey bread

   medus kūka ― honey cake

   medalus ― honey beer

   medus cepumi ― honey biscuits

   ziedu medus ― blossom honey

   mākslīgais medus ― artificial honey

   salds kā medus ― sweet as honey

2. mead

   medus vārīšana ― mead making (lit. boiling)

Declension

Declension of medus (3rd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	medus	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	medu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	medus	—
dative (datīvs)	medum	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	medu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	medū	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	medus	—

Derived terms

• medus mēnesis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɛ.ˈdʊs]

Noun

medùs m (plural mẽdūs) stress pattern 4

1. honey

Declension

Declension of medùs

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	medùs	mẽdūs
genitive (kilmininkas)	medaũs	medų̃
dative (naudininkas)	mẽdui	medùms
accusative (galininkas)	mẽdų	medùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	medumì	medumìs
locative (vietininkas)	medujè	meduosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	medaũ	mẽdūs