medus
See also: Medus
Latin
Etymology
From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.
Noun
mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mēdus | mēdī |
| Genitive | mēdī | mēdōrum |
| Dative | mēdō | mēdīs |
| Accusative | mēdum | mēdōs |
| Ablative | mēdō | mēdīs |
| Vocative | mēde | mēdī |
References
- medus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- medus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Latvian
Medus
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mædus]
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Noun
medus m (3rd declension)
- honey
- medus kāre ― honeycomb
- medus maize ― honey bread
- medus kūka ― honey cake
- medalus ― honey beer
- medus cepumi ― honey biscuits
- ziedu medus ― blossom honey
- mākslīgais medus ― artificial honey
- salds kā medus ― sweet as honey
- mead
- medus vārīšana ― mead making (lit. boiling)
Declension
Declension of medus (3rd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | medus | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | medu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | medus | — |
| dative (datīvs) | medum | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | medu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | medū | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | medus | — |
Derived terms
- medus mēnesis
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲɛ.ˈdʊs]
Noun
medus m
- honey
Declension
Declension of medus
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | medus | medūs |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | medaus | medų |
| dative (naudininkas) | medui | medums |
| accusative (galininkas) | medų | medus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | medumi | medumis |
| locative (vietininkas) | meduje | meduose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | medau | medūs |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN