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noun · masculinesecond declension

mēdus1

mēdus m (genitive mēdī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinA kind of mead

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemēdusmēdī
genitivemēdīmēdōrum
dativemēdōmēdīs
accusativemēdummēdōs
ablativemēdōmēdīs
vocativemēdemēdī

Mēdus, a, um, v. Medi, II. A.
Mēdus, i, m., = Μῆδος,
I. a small river of Persia, a tributary of the Araxes, now the Polwar, Curt. 5, 4, 7; v. also Medi.

Origins

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Mēdus2
Mēdus m (genitive Mēdī)
Classical[ˈmeː.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.dus]

Meaning

  1. a Mede

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMēdusMēdī
genitiveMēdīMēdōrum
dativeMēdōMēdīs
accusativeMēdumMēdōs
ablativeMēdōMēdīs
vocativeMēdeMēdī

Mēdus, i, m.,
I. son of Ægeus and Medea; the title of a tragedy of Pacuvius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos), from an Iranian language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does mēdus mean in Latin?
mēdus, a noun, means “A kind of mead”.
What is the genitive of mēdus?
The genitive singular is mēdī. mēdus is masculine, second declension.