melculus

melculus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin mel
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin melculus

    From mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    melculus m (genitive melculī); second declension

    1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey.
      Synonyms: mel, melculum, mellītus, mellītulus, mellilla

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative melculus melculī
    genitive melculī melculōrum
    dative melculō melculīs
    accusative melculum melculōs
    ablative melculō melculīs
    vocative melcule melculī

    References

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