mellifer

Latin

Etymology

From mel (“honey”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.li.fer/, [ˈmɛl.lɪ.fɛr]

Adjective

mellifer (feminine mellifera, neuter melliferum); first/second declension

  1. honey-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mellifer mellifera melliferum melliferī melliferae mellifera
Genitive melliferī melliferae melliferī melliferōrum melliferārum melliferōrum
Dative melliferō melliferō melliferīs
Accusative melliferum melliferam melliferum melliferōs melliferās mellifera
Ablative melliferō melliferā melliferō melliferīs
Vocative mellifer mellifera melliferum melliferī melliferae mellifera

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References
  • mellifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mellifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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