melos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →melus, meli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
song, tune, air, strain, lay, melody; hymn;
acc. pl.nom. sg. - Entry →melos, meli:
Neuter · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Arts
song, tune, air, strain, lay, melody; hymn;
acc. sg.nom. sg.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Vocis rationem Aristoxenus musicus dividit in rhythmon et melos, quorum alterum modulatione, alterum canore ac sonis constat..."Liber IV
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...semper diuitias habet.Simonides, qui scripsit egregium melos,quo paupertatem sustineret facilius,circum ire coepit urbes Asiae nobiles,mercede..."Liber III
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...sunt uobis datae;tibi forma, uires aquilae, luscinio melos,augurium coruo, laeua cornici omina;omnesque propriis sunt contentae..."
