What does mellifluus mean in Latin?

mellifluus, a adjective, means “honey-dropping, flowing with honey, mellifluous”.

How do you pronounce mellifluus?

In classical Latin, [mɛlˈlɪ.fɫu.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [melˈliː.flu.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mellifluus (feminine melliflua, neuter mellifluum)

Classical[mɛlˈlɪ.fɫu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[melˈliː.flu.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mellifluus	melliflua	mellifluum
genitive	mellifluī	mellifluae	mellifluī
dative	mellifluō	mellifluae	mellifluō
accusative	mellifluum	mellifluam	mellifluum
ablative	mellifluō	mellifluā	mellifluō
vocative	melliflue	melliflua	mellifluum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mellifluī	mellifluae	melliflua
genitive	mellifluōrum	mellifluārum	mellifluōrum
dative	mellifluīs	mellifluīs	mellifluīs
accusative	mellifluōs	mellifluās	melliflua
ablative	mellifluīs	mellifluīs	mellifluīs
vocative	mellifluī	mellifluae	melliflua

melliflŭus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. flowing with honey, honey-dropping (post-class.).

I. Lit.: antra, Avien. Perieg. 468.—

II. Trop., mellifluous: Homerus melliflui oris, Boëth. Metr. 5, 2, 2.

From mel (“honey”) + -fluus.

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