Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from the oblique stem mell- of mel (honey) +‎ -i- +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mellificus (feminine mellifica, neuter mellificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. honey-making, fit for making honey

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mellificus mellifica mellificum mellificī mellificae mellifica
Genitive mellificī mellificae mellificī mellificōrum mellificārum mellificōrum
Dative mellificō mellificō mellificīs
Accusative mellificum mellificam mellificum mellificōs mellificās mellifica
Ablative mellificō mellificā mellificō mellificīs
Vocative mellifice mellifica mellificum mellificī mellificae mellifica

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: mellifique

References

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