Latin

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Etymology

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From mel(li) (honey) +‎ -fex (suffix representing a maker or producer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mellifex m (genitive mellificis); third declension

  1. A honey-maker; beekeeper.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mellifex mellificēs
genitive mellificis mellificum
dative mellificī mellificibus
accusative mellificem mellificēs
ablative mellifice mellificibus
vocative mellifex mellificēs

Synonyms

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References

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  • mellifex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.