What does mēlinus mean in Latin?

mēlinus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to quinces.; yellow”.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mēlinus¹

mēlinus (feminine mēlina, neuter mēlinum)

Meaning

adjectiveOf or pertaining to quinces.
Old Latinadjectiveyellow

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mēlinus	mēlina	mēlinum
genitive	mēlinī	mēlinae	mēlinī
dative	mēlinō	mēlinae	mēlinō
accusative	mēlinum	mēlinam	mēlinum
ablative	mēlinō	mēlinā	mēlinō
vocative	mēline	mēlina	mēlinum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mēlinī	mēlinae	mēlina
genitive	mēlinōrum	mēlinārum	mēlinōrum
dative	mēlinīs	mēlinīs	mēlinīs
accusative	mēlinōs	mēlinās	mēlina
ablative	mēlinīs	mēlinīs	mēlinīs
vocative	mēlinī	mēlinae	mēlina

mēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = μήλινος,

I. of or belonging to quinces, quince-; quinceyellow; only as subst.: mēlĭnum, i, n.

I. (Sc. oleum.) Quince-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 11; 23, 6, 54, § 103.—

II. (Sc. unguentum.) Quince-ointment, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5.—

III. An eye-salve, Inscr. Tochōn, Cachets des Ocul. p. 61.—

IV. (Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.

Mēlĭnus, a, um, adj. Melos,

I. of or belonging to the island of Melos, Melian; subst.: Mēlĭnum, i, n., a kind of white color, Melian white: pigmentum, or simply Melinum, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 106 Lorenz ad loc.; cf. Plin. 35, 6, 17, § 36; Vitr. 7, 7, 1: alumen, Plin. 35, 15, 52, § 188.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “made of apples or quinces”).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

melinus²

melinus (feminine melina, neuter melinum)

Meaning

adjectiveOf or pertaining to honey.

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	melinus	melina	melinum
genitive	melinī	melinae	melinī
dative	melinō	melinae	melinō
accusative	melinum	melinam	melinum
ablative	melinō	melinā	melinō
vocative	meline	melina	melinum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	melinī	melinae	melina
genitive	melinōrum	melinārum	melinōrum
dative	melinīs	melinīs	melinīs
accusative	melinōs	melinās	melina
ablative	melinīs	melinīs	melinīs
vocative	melinī	melinae	melina

mĕlĭnus, a, um, adj. mel,

I. of or belonging to honey, honey-; only subst.: mĕlĭna, ae, f., mead: melinam promere, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 51 (al. mellinam); id. Ep. 1, 1, 21 (al. mellina).

Origins

From mel (“honey”).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mēlīnus³

mēlīnus (feminine mēlīna, neuter mēlīnum)

Meaning

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a marten or a badger

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mēlīnus	mēlīna	mēlīnum
genitive	mēlīnī	mēlīnae	mēlīnī
dative	mēlīnō	mēlīnae	mēlīnō
accusative	mēlīnum	mēlīnam	mēlīnum
ablative	mēlīnō	mēlīnā	mēlīnō
vocative	mēlīne	mēlīna	mēlīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mēlīnī	mēlīnae	mēlīna
genitive	mēlīnōrum	mēlīnārum	mēlīnōrum
dative	mēlīnīs	mēlīnīs	mēlīnīs
accusative	mēlīnōs	mēlīnās	mēlīna
ablative	mēlīnīs	mēlīnīs	mēlīnīs
vocative	mēlīnī	mēlīnae	mēlīna

mēlīnus, a, um, adj. 1. meles,

I. of or belonging to the marten; only subst. (sc. crumena): mēlīna, ae, f., a purse or wallet of marten-skin, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 20.

Origins

From mēles (“marten, badger”).

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What does mēlinus mean in Latin?: mēlinus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to quinces.; yellow”.

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