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Latin
Etymology
From mel (“honey”) + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mellōsus (feminine mellōsa, neuter mellōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of, pertaining to or from honey; honeylike.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Synonyms
References
- “mellosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mellosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- mellosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016