medus
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Medus
See also: Medus
Latin
Etymology
From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.
Noun
mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēdus | mēdī |
| genitive | mēdī | mēdōrum |
| dative | mēdō | mēdīs |
| accusative | mēdum | mēdōs |
| ablative | mēdō | mēdīs |
| vocative | mēde | mēdī |
References
- medus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "medus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.
Pronunciation
Noun
medus m (3rd declension)
- honey
- medus kāre ― honeycomb
- medus maize ― honey bread
- medus kūka ― honey cake
- medalus ― honey beer
- medus cepumi ― honey biscuits
- ziedu medus ― blossom honey
- mākslīgais medus ― artificial honey
- salds kā medus ― sweet as honey
- mead
- medus vārīšana ― mead making (lit. boiling)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | medus | — |
| genitive | medus | — |
| dative | medum | — |
| accusative | medu | — |
| instrumental | medu | — |
| locative | medū | — |
| vocative | medus | — |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. The noun was changed to a masculine noun; a more logical descendant would be neuter *medu.
Pronunciation
Noun
medùs m (plural mẽdūs) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | medùs | mẽdūs |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | medaũs | medų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | mẽdui | medùms |
| accusative (galininkas) | mẽdų | medùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | medumi̇̀ | medumi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | medujè | meduosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | medaũ | mẽdūs |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN