mellifex

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmel.li.feks/, [ˈmɛlːʲɪfɛks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmel.li.feks/, [ˈmɛlːifeks]

Noun

mellifex m (genitive mellificis); third declension

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

Synonyms

(beekeeper, beemaster): apiārius, mellārius

Related terms

Related terms

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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