See also: Medus

Latin

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mēdus m (genitive mēdī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) A kind of mead

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēdus mēdī
genitive mēdī mēdōrum
dative mēdō mēdīs
accusative mēdum mēdōs
ablative mēdō mēdīs
vocative mēde mēdī

References

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  • 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

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 medus on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Medus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mædus]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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medus m (3rd declension)

  1. honey
    medus kārehoneycomb
    medus maizehoney bread
    medus kūkahoney cake
    medalushoney beer
    medus cepumihoney biscuits
    ziedu medusblossom honey
    mākslīgais medusartificial honey
    salds kā medussweet as honey
  2. mead
    medus vārīšanamead making (lit. boiling)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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medùs m (plural mẽdūs) stress pattern 4

  1. honey

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “medus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[2] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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