mellilla

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from melinus (“of or pertaining to honey”), from mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /melˈlil.la/, [mɛlˈlɪl.la]

Noun

mellilla f (genitive mellillae); first declension

  1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey or little sweetheart.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mellilla mellillae
Genitive mellillae mellillārum
Dative mellillae mellillīs
Accusative mellillam mellillās
Ablative mellillā mellillīs
Vocative mellilla mellillae

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References
  • mellilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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