melculus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lus/, [ˈmɛɫ̪kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lus/, [ˈmɛlkulus]
Noun[edit]
melculus m (genitive melculī); second declension
- Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey.
- Synonyms: mel, melculum, mellītus, mellītulus, mellilla
Declension[edit]
Second-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[edit]
Related 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.