noun · femininesecond declension
melilōtos
melilōtos f (genitive melilōtī)
Classical[mɛ.lɪˈɫoː.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[me.liˈlɔː.tos]
Meaning
- melilot, Melilotus sp.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | melilōtos | melilōtī melilōtoe |
| genitive | melilōtī | melilōtōrum |
| dative | melilōtō | melilōtīs |
| accusative | melilōton | melilōtōs |
| ablative | melilōtō | melilōtīs |
| vocative | melilōte | melilōtī melilōtoe |
mĕlĭlōtos, i, f., = μελίλωτος,
I. a kind of clover, melilot, also called sertula Campana:
pars meliloton amant, Ov. F. 4, 440; cf. Plin. 21, 11, 37, § 63; 21, 7, 18, § 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
melilōtos ī, f
, μελίλωτος, a kind of clover, melilot: pars meliloton amant, O.
Origins
From Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos, “melilot”), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”).
Descendants
- TranslingualMelilotus
In English words that came into English from melilōtos
- melilotmelilōtos