mellum
Latin
Alternative forms
- millus
- melium
Etymology 1
Some have suggested a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“crest, mane”)[1], the same root of monīle (“necklace”), but it seems doubtful.
Noun
mellum n (genitive mellī); second declension
- A collar for dogs
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mellum | mella |
| Genitive | mellī | mellōrum |
| Dative | mellō | mellīs |
| Accusative | mellum | mella |
| Ablative | mellō | mellīs |
| Vocative | mellum | mella |
Noun
mellum
- genitive plural of mel
References
- mellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “mellum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 64