melculus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lus/, [ˈmɛɫ̪kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lus/, [ˈmɛlkulus]
Noun
editmelculus m (genitive melculī); second declension
- Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey.
- Synonyms: mel, melculum, mellītus, mellītulus, mellilla
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | melculus | melculī |
Genitive | melculī | melculōrum |
Dative | melculō | melculīs |
Accusative | melculum | melculōs |
Ablative | melculō | melculīs |
Vocative | melcule | melculī |
Related terms
editRelated terms
References
edit- “melculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.