LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

melanaetos

melanaetos f (genitive melanaetī)
Classical[mɛ.ɫaˈnae̯.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[me.laˈnɛː.tos]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemelanaetosmelanaetī
melanaetoe
genitivemelanaetīmelanaetōrum
dativemelanaetōmelanaetīs
accusativemelanaetonmelanaetōs
ablativemelanaetōmelanaetīs
vocativemelanaetemelanaetī
melanaetoe

mĕlănăĕtos, i, f., = μελανάετος,
I. the black eagle; a small species of eagle, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6.

Origins

μέλᾱς (mélās) + ἀετός (aetós)

Quick answers

What does melanaetos mean in Latin?
melanaetos, a noun, means “the black eagle; a small species of eagle”.
What is the genitive of melanaetos?
The genitive singular is melanaetī. melanaetos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce melanaetos?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.ɫaˈnae̯.tɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.laˈnɛː.tos].