LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

mellificō

mellificō (present infinitive mellificāre)
Classical[mɛlˈlɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[melˈliː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto make honey

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.mellificōmellificābammellificābō———
2nd sg.mellificāsmellificābāsmellificābis———
3rd sg.mellificatmellificābatmellificābit———
1st pl.mellificāmusmellificābāmusmellificābimus———
2nd pl.mellificātismellificābātismellificābitis———
3rd pl.mellificantmellificābantmellificābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.mellificemmellificārem——
2nd sg.mellificēsmellificārēs——
3rd sg.mellificetmellificāret——
1st pl.mellificēmusmellificārēmus——
2nd pl.mellificētismellificārētis——
3rd pl.mellificentmellificārent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mellificā—
pres. 2nd pl.mellificāte—
fut. 2nd sg.mellificātō—
fut. 3rd sg.mellificātō—
fut. 2nd pl.mellificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.mellificantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemellificāre—
present participlemellificāns—
gerundmellificandī, mellificandō, mellificandum

mellĭfĭco, 1, v. a. mellificus,
I. to make honey (poet and in post-Aug. prose): sic vos non vobis mellificatis apes, Verg. ap Don. Vit. Verg. (but ap. Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 59, mella faciunt; v. Sillig).

Origins

From mellificus (“fit for making honey; honey-making”), from mel (“honey”) + faciō (“do, make”).

In English words that came into English from mellificō

  • mellificationmellificare
  • mellifymellificāre

Quick answers

What does mellificō mean in Latin?
mellificō, a verb, means “to make honey”.
What are the principal parts of mellificō?
mellificō, mellificāre (first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce mellificō?
In classical Latin, [mɛlˈlɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [melˈliː.fi.ko].