Latin edit

Etymology edit

From mel (honey) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

mellōsus (feminine mellōsa, neuter mellōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to or from honey; honeylike.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mellōsus mellōsa mellōsum mellōsī mellōsae mellōsa
Genitive mellōsī mellōsae mellōsī mellōsōrum mellōsārum mellōsōrum
Dative mellōsō mellōsō mellōsīs
Accusative mellōsum mellōsam mellōsum mellōsōs mellōsās mellōsa
Ablative mellōsō mellōsā mellōsō mellōsīs
Vocative mellōse mellōsa mellōsum mellōsī mellōsae mellōsa

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References edit

  • mellosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • mellosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016