Melitaea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελίτεια (Melíteia).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /me.liˈtae̯.a/, [mɛlʲɪˈt̪äe̯ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.liˈte.a/, [meliˈt̪ɛːä]

Proper noun

Melitaea f sg (genitive Melitaeae); first declension

  1. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, situated near the river Enipeus

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Melitaea
Genitive Melitaeae
Dative Melitaeae
Accusative Melitaeam
Ablative Melitaeā
Vocative Melitaea

References
  • Melitaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Melitaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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