mellifex

Latin

Etymology

From mel(li) (“honey”) +‎ -fex (“suffix representing a maker or producer”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.li.feks/, [ˈmɛlːʲɪfɛks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.li.feks/, [ˈmɛlːifeks]

Noun

mellifex m (genitive mellificis); third declension

  1. A honey-maker; beekeeper.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mellifex mellificēs
Genitive mellificis mellificum
Dative mellificī mellificibus
Accusative mellificem mellificēs
Ablative mellifice mellificibus
Vocative mellifex mellificēs

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References
  • “mellifex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mellifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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