medus

Latin

Etymology

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Noun

mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

  1. A kind of mead

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēdus mēdī
Genitive mēdī mēdōrum
Dative mēdō mēdīs
Accusative mēdum mēdōs
Ablative mēdō mēdīs
Vocative mēde mēdī

References


Latvian

Medus

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *medús, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mædus]
(file)

Noun

medus m (3rd declension)

  1. honey
    medus kārehoneycomb
    medus maizehoney bread
    medus cepumihoney biscuits
    ziedu medusblossom honey
    mākslīgais medusartificial honey
    salds kā medusas sweet as honey
  2. mead
    medus vārīšanamead making (lit. boiling)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *medús, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɛ.ˈdʊs]

Noun

medus m

  1. honey

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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