melilotos
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos, “melilot”), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.liˈloː.tos/, [mɛlʲɪˈɫ̪oːt̪ɔs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.liˈlo.tos/, [mɛliˈlɔːt̪ɔs]
Noun
melilōtos f (genitive melilōtī); second declension
- melilot, Melilotus sp.
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melilōtos | melilōtī |
| Genitive | melilōtī | melilōtōrum |
| Dative | melilōtō | melilōtīs |
| Accusative | melilōton | melilōtōs |
| Ablative | melilōtō | melilōtīs |
| Vocative | melilōte | melilōtī |
Descendants
- → Translingual: Melilotus
References
- melilotos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melilotos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette