melotris
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς (mēlōtrís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meːˈloː.tris/, [meːˈɫoː.trɪs]
Noun
mēlōtris f (genitive mēlōtridis); third declension
- (medicine) A probe, mostly for the ears
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mēlōtris | mēlōtridēs |
Genitive | mēlōtridis | mēlōtridum |
Dative | mēlōtridī | mēlōtridibus |
Accusative | mēlōtridem | mēlōtridēs |
Ablative | mēlōtride | mēlōtridibus |
Vocative | mēlōtris | mēlōtridēs |
References
- melotris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melotris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette