melotris

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς (mēlōtrís).

Pronunciation

Noun

mēlōtris f (genitive mēlōtridis); third declension

  1. (medicine) A probe, mostly for the ears

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēlōtris mēlōtridēs
Genitive mēlōtridis mēlōtridum
Dative mēlōtridī mēlōtridibus
Accusative mēlōtridem mēlōtridēs
Ablative mēlōtride mēlōtridibus
Vocative mēlōtris mēlōtridēs

References

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