mellifluo

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin mellifluus.

Adjective

mellifluo (feminine melliflua, masculine plural melliflui, feminine plural melliflue)

  1. sugary, honeyed
  2. mellifluous

Derived terms

Further reading

  • mellifluo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

mellifluō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mellifluus

References

  • mellifluo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • mellifluo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016