LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

melca

melca f (genitive melcae)

Meaning

  1. femininesome type of food made with soured milk, similar to Greek oxygala

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemelcamelcae
genitivemelcaemelcārum
dativemelcaemelcīs
accusativemelcammelcās
ablativemelcāmelcīs
vocativemelcamelcae

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare English milk.

Descendants
  • Ancient Greekμέλκα

Quick answers

What does melca mean in Latin?
melca, a noun, means “some type of food made with soured milk, similar to Greek oxygala”.
What is the genitive of melca?
The genitive singular is melcae. melca is feminine, first declension.