"melculus" meaning in Latin

See melculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɛɫ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛl.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mel Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin melculus From mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|mel<t:honey>|-culus<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|title=melculus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin mel Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin melculus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "melculus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="melculus"> From mel (“honey”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|melculus<2>}} melculus m (genitive melculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|melculus<2>}} Forms: melculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], melculus [nominative, singular], melculī [nominative, plural], melculī [genitive, singular], melculōrum [genitive, plural], melculō [dative, singular], melculīs [dative, plural], melculum [accusative, singular], melculōs [accusative, plural], melculō [ablative, singular], melculīs [ablative, plural], melcule [singular, vocative], melculī [plural, vocative]
  1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey. Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: mel, melculum, mellītus, mellītulus, mellilla
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