mellificus

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from the oblique stem mell- of mel (“honey”) +‎ -i- +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mellificus (feminine mellifica, neuter mellificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. honey-making, fit for making honey

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative mellificus mellifica mellificum mellificī mellificae mellifica
genitive mellificī mellificae mellificī mellificōrum mellificārum mellificōrum
dative mellificō mellificae mellificō mellificīs
accusative mellificum mellificam mellificum mellificōs mellificās mellifica
ablative mellificō mellificā mellificō mellificīs
vocative mellifice mellifica mellificum mellificī mellificae mellifica

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • French: mellifique

References

  • “mellificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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