μελιηδής

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

μέλι (méli, honey) +‎ ἡδύς (hēdús, sweet)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μελῐηδής (meliēdḗsm or f (neuter μελῐηδές); third declension

  1. honey-sweet

Declension

Further reading

  • μελιηδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • μελιηδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • μελιηδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press