melicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελικός (melikós), from μέλος (mélos, “song, verse of lyric poetry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.li.kus/, [ˈmɛlʲɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.li.kus/, [ˈmɛːlikus]

Adjective

melicus (feminine melica, neuter melicum); first/second-declension adjective

1. musical, tuneful, melodious
2. lyrical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	melicus	melica	melicum		melicī	melicae	melica
Genitive	melicī	melicae	melicī		melicōrum	melicārum	melicōrum
Dative	melicō		melicō		melicīs
Accusative	melicum	melicam	melicum		melicōs	melicās	melica
Ablative	melicō	melicā	melicō		melicīs
Vocative	melice	melica	melicum		melicī	melicae	melica

Derived terms

• melica

Noun

melicus m (genitive melicī); second declension

1. lyric poet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	melicus	melicī
Genitive	melicī	melicōrum
Dative	melicō	melicīs
Accusative	melicum	melicōs
Ablative	melicō	melicīs
Vocative	melice	melicī

References

• “melicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “melicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• melicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.