mellitus
mellitus, of honey, sweet with honey
Could not find Mellito in Logeion dictionaries.
Mellito neuter ablative singular, masculine dative singular, neuter dative singular, masculine ablative singular, masculine dative singular, masculine ablative singular of mellitus
mellītus, a, um, adj. [mel], of honey, honey-.
- I Lit.: melliti favi, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 22: bellaria, id. ap. Gell. 13, 11: absorptio, Suet. Ner. 27.—
- 2 Sweetened with honey, honey-sweet: placenta, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 11.—
- II Trop., honey-sweet, darling, lovely: mammillae, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 47 (178): Cicero, * Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1: oculi, Cat. 47, 1: passer, id. 3, 6: verborum globuli, Petr. 1, 3.—So in sup.: ubi ubi es mellitissime, Marc. Aur. ap. Front. Ep. ad Caes. 4, 5 Mai.; cf.: mellitissimum savium, Ap. Met. 2, 10, 3.— As subst.: mellītus, i, m.: mi mellite, mi marite, my honey, my darling, Ap. Met. 5, 6, 28.
mellītus, a, um (v. mel), I) aus Honig, favus, Varro r. r. 3, 16, 22. – II) mit Honig versüßt, honigsüß, placenta, Hor.: sucus, Plin. – übtr., honigsüß = lieblich, angenehm, allerliebst, v. Pers. als Schmeichelwort, Cicero, Cic. ad Att. 1, 18, 1: mellitissime, M. Caes. bei Fronto ep. 4, 6. p. 70, 14 N.: oculi, Catull.: savium, Apul.: mellitissimum savium, Apul.
mellītus, (14) a, um (mel), de miel : Varro R. 3, 16, 22 ; Gell. 13, 11 ; Suet. Nero 17 || assaisonné de miel : Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 11 || doux comme le miel, cher : Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1 ; Catul. 47, 1 ; -tissimus M. Aur. d. Fronto Ep. ad M. Cæs. 4, 5.
mellītus
adj.
- mel, of honey, sweet with honey: placenta, H.—Fig., honey-sweet, darling: Cicero: oculi, Ct.