medus

See also: Medus

Latin

Etymology

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.

Noun

mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēdus mēdī
Genitive mēdī mēdōrum
Dative mēdō mēdīs
Accusative mēdum mēdōs
Ablative mēdō mēdīs
Vocative mēde mēdī

References

  • medus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • medus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Medus

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mædus]
(file)

Noun

medus m (3rd declension)

  1. honey
    medus kāre ― honeycomb
    medus maize ― honey bread
    medus kūka ― honey cake
    medalus ― honey beer
    medus cepumi ― honey biscuits
    ziedu medus ― blossom honey
    mākslīgais medus ― artificial honey
    salds kā medus ― sweet as honey
  2. mead
    medus vārīšana ― mead making (lit. boiling)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *médu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɛ.ˈdʊs]

Noun

medùs m (plural mẽdūs) stress pattern 4

  1. honey

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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