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Latin
Etymology
From mellītus (“honey-sweet, honeyed; darling”) + -ulus (diminutive-forming suffix), from mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mellītulus (feminine mellītula, neuter mellītulum); first/second-declension adjective
- diminutive of mellītus (“As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely”)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “mellitulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mellitulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- mellitulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016