1. mēlīnus — Lewis & Short
mēlīnus, a, um, adj.1. meles,
I of or belonging to the marten; only subst. (sc. crumena): mēlīna, ae, f., a purse or wallet of marten-skin, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 20.
The corpus record — Latin
melinus2
melinus2 · adj
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- Pro A. Cluentio 3 · 1.44/10k
- Mostellaria 1 · 1.04/10k
- De Medicina 6 · 0.59/10k
- Naturalis Historia 10 · 0.25/10k
- De Architectura 1 · 0.17/10k
What it meant
2. mĕlĭnus — Lewis & Short
mĕlĭnus, a, um, adj.mel,
I of or belonging to honey, honey-; only subst.: mĕlĭna, ae, f., mead:
melinam promere,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 51 (al. mellinam); id. Ep. 1, 1, 21 (al. mellina).
3. mēlĭnus — Lewis & Short
mēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = mh/linos,
I of or belonging to quinces, quince-; quinceyellow; only as subst.: mēlĭnum, i, n.
I (Sc. oleum.) Quince-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 11; 23, 6, 54, § 103.—
II (Sc. unguentum.) Quince-ointment, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5.—
III An eye-salve, Inscr. Tochōn, Cachets des Ocul. p. 61.—
IV (Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.
4. Mēlĭnus — Lewis & Short
Mēlĭnus, a, um, adj.Melos,
I of or belonging to the island of Melos, Melian; subst.: Mēlĭnum, i, n., a kind of white color, Melian white:
pigmentum, or simply Melinum,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 106 Lorenz ad loc.; cf. Plin. 35, 6, 17, § 36; Vitr. 7, 7, 1:
alumen,Plin. 35, 15, 52, § 188.
Where it came from
- Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. melinus (scan p. 811; entry #15512).
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