LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

melliger

melliger (feminine melligera, neuter melligerum)
Classical[ˈmɛl.lɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛl.li.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehoney-bearing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
melliger
melligeramelligerum
genitivemelligerīmelligeraemelligerī
dativemelligerōmelligeraemelligerō
accusativemelligerummelligerammelligerum
ablativemelligerōmelligerāmelligerō
vocativemelligermelligeramelligerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelligerīmelligeraemelligera
genitivemelligerōrummelligerārummelligerōrum
dativemelligerīsmelligerīsmelligerīs
accusativemelligerōsmelligerāsmelligera
ablativemelligerīsmelligerīsmelligerīs
vocativemelligerīmelligeraemelligera

mellĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. mel-gero,
I. honey-bearing (late Lat.), Aldh. Laud. Virgin. 4.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin melliger From mel (“honey”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does melliger mean in Latin?
melliger, a adjective, means “honey-bearing”.
How do you pronounce melliger?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛl.lɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛl.li.d͡ʒer].
Where does melliger come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin melliger.