melinus
Ἡ κοιλία καὶ πολλὰ χωρεῖ κὠλίγα → Ut multa venter accipit, sic paucula → Der Bauch fasst wenig, aber ebenso auch viel
Latin > English (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.
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). >
mēlĭnus: a, um, adj., = μήλινος,
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.—
(Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) mēlĭnus, a, um (μήλινος), de coing, de fleur de coing : Plin. 13, 11 ; 23, 103.
