melculus
Latin
Etymology
From mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛɫ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛl.ku.lus]
Noun
melculus m (genitive melculī); second declension
- 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 |
Related terms
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.