noun · femininesecond declension
melanaetos
melanaetos f (genitive melanaetī)
Classical[mɛ.ɫaˈnae̯.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[me.laˈnɛː.tos]
Meaning
- Greekfemininethe black eagle; a small species of eagle
sex earum genera. melanaetos a Graecis dicta, eadem leporaria, minima magnitudine, viribus praecipua, colore nigricans [...]
There are six different kinds; the one called "melanaetos", from the Greeks, as well as "leporaria", is the least in size of them all, but the most remarkable for its strength. It is of a blackish colour …23 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 10.3.3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | melanaetos | melanaetī melanaetoe |
| genitive | melanaetī | melanaetōrum |
| dative | melanaetō | melanaetīs |
| accusative | melanaeton | melanaetōs |
| ablative | melanaetō | melanaetīs |
| vocative | melanaete | melanaetī melanaetoe |
mĕlănăĕtos, i, f., = μελανάετος,
I. the black eagle; a small species of eagle, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6.
Origins
μέλᾱς (mélās) + ἀετός (aetós)