Melanchlaeni

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μελάγχλαινοι (Melánkhlainoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /me.lanˈkʰlae̯.niː/, [mɛɫ̪äŋˈkʰɫ̪äe̯niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.lanˈkle.ni/, [meläŋˈklɛːni]

Proper noun

Melanchlaenī m pl (genitive Melanchlaenōrum); second declension

1. A Scythian tribe which dwelt in Pontus

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Melanchlaenī
genitive	Melanchlaenōrum
dative	Melanchlaenīs
accusative	Melanchlaenōs
ablative	Melanchlaenīs
vocative	Melanchlaenī

References

• Melanchlaeni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Melanchlaeni”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray