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
- M
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..." - G
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..." - G
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..."
