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noun · neuterthird declension

hydromeli

hydromeli n (genitive hydromelitis)

Meaning

  1. neutermead (or honey and water)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydromelihydromelita
genitivehydromelitishydromelitum
dativehydromelitīhydromelitibus
accusativehydromelihydromelita
ablativehydromelitehydromelitibus
vocativehydromelihydromelita

hydrŏmĕli (-mel), ĭtis, n., = ὑδρόμελι,
I. a beverage made of honey and water, honey-water, mead, hydromel, Plin. 14, 17, 20, § 113; 22, 13, 15, § 34; 27, 5, 20, § 37; Pall. Jul. 7; Isid. Or. 20, 3 (al. hydromelum). form hydromel, -llis, n., Theod. Prisc. 2, 2; 2, 17; Plin. Val. 1, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ(hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο-(hŭdro-)
  6. Ancient Greek μέλῐ(mélĭ)
  7. Latinhydromeli

Ancient Greek ὑδρόμελῐ (hudrómelĭ)bor. Latin hydromeli Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδρόμελῐ (hudrómelĭ).

Quick answers

What does hydromeli mean in Latin?
hydromeli, a noun, means “mead (or honey and water)”.
What is the genitive of hydromeli?
The genitive singular is hydromelitis. hydromeli is neuter, third declension.
Where does hydromeli come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wed- → Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *údōr → Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) → Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) → Ancient Greek μέλῐ (mélĭ) → Latin hydromeli.