LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

melleus

melleus (feminine mellea, neuter melleum)
Classical[ˈmɛl.le.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛl.le.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf, pertaining to or resembling honey.
  2. adjectiveAs sweet as honey; honey-sweet, delightful, charming.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelleusmelleamelleum
genitivemelleīmelleaemelleī
dativemelleōmelleaemelleō
accusativemelleummelleammelleum
ablativemelleōmelleāmelleō
vocativemelleemelleamelleum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelleīmelleaemellea
genitivemelleōrummelleārummelleōrum
dativemelleīsmelleīsmelleīs
accusativemelleōsmelleāsmellea
ablativemelleīsmelleīsmelleīs
vocativemelleīmelleaemellea

mellĕus, a, um, adj. mel,
I. of or belonging to honey, honey- (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: sapor, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51: color, id. 11, 16, 16, § 48: sardonyches, id. 37, 6, 23, § 89: sucus, id. 36, 19, 33, § 140: crustum, Aus. Eph. Parecb. 12.—
II. Transf., honeysweet, delightful, charming (post-class.): moduli, App. M. 6, p. 175, 31: adulatio, Aus. Ep. 18 fin.

Origins

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

Latin -eus Latin melleus From mel (“honey”) + -eus.

Descendants
  • Englishmelleous
  • Italianmelleo

In English words that came into English from melleus

  • melleousmelleus

Quick answers

What does melleus mean in Latin?
melleus, a adjective, means “Of, pertaining to or resembling honey.; As sweet as honey; honey-sweet, delightful, charming.”.
How do you pronounce melleus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛl.le.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛl.le.us].
Where does melleus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin melleus.