LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

mellāceum

mellāceum n (genitive mellāceī)
Classical[mɛlˈlaː.ke.ũː]Ecclesiastical[melˈlaː.t͡ʃe.um]

Meaning

  1. must

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemellāceummellācea
genitivemellāceīmellāceōrum
dativemellāceōmellāceīs
accusativemellāceummellācea
ablativemellāceōmellāceīs
vocativemellāceummellācea

mellācĕum, i, n. mel,
I. must (postclass. for sapa): sapa, quod nunc mellaceum dicimus, mustum ad mediam partem decoctum, Non. 551, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mélit
  2. Proto-Italic*meli
  3. Latinmellāceum

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Latin mellāceum From mel (“honey”) + -āceus.

Descendants
  • Frenchmélasse

Quick answers

What does mellāceum mean in Latin?
mellāceum, a noun, means “must”.
What is the genitive of mellāceum?
The genitive singular is mellāceī. mellāceum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mellāceum?
In classical Latin, [mɛlˈlaː.ke.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [melˈlaː.t͡ʃe.um].
Where does mellāceum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin mellāceum.