Melitaea

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Melitaea f A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies, many called fritillaries. === References === Melitaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Melitaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Melitaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελίτεια (Melíteia). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛ.lɪˈtae̯.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [me.liˈtɛː.a] === Proper noun === Melitaea f sg (genitive Melitaeae); first declension A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, situated near the river Enipeus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Melitaea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Melitaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly