melotris

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς (mēlōtrís).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meːˈloː.tris/, [meːˈɫ̪oːt̪rɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈlo.tris/, [meˈlɔːt̪ris]

Noun

mēlōtris f (genitive mēlōtridis); third declension

(medicine) A probe, mostly for the ears

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mēlōtris	mēlōtridēs
Genitive	mēlōtridis	mēlōtridum
Dative	mēlōtridī	mēlōtridibus
Accusative	mēlōtridem	mēlōtridēs
Ablative	mēlōtride	mēlōtridibus
Vocative	mēlōtris	mēlōtridēs

References

“melotris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
melotris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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