Melita
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). In reference to Mdina, apparently from its role as the seat of government over the island.
Proper noun
Melita f sg (genitive Melitae); first declension
- Mdina (a city on the island of Malta, Malta)
- Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
- (New Latin) Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
- Mljet (an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Melita |
| genitive | Melitae |
| dative | Melitae |
| accusative | Melitam |
| ablative | Melitā |
| vocative | Melita |
| locative | Melitae |
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References
- “Melita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Melita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.