OriginUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare English milk.
- declension-1, femininesome type of food made with soured milk, similar to Greek oxygala
Formsmelcae(genitive) · melca(nominative, singular) · melcae(nominative, plural) · melcae(genitive, singular) · melcārum(genitive, plural) · melcae(dative, singular) · melcīs(dative, plural) · melcam(accusative, singular) · melcās(accusative, plural) · melcā(ablative, singular) · melcīs(ablative, plural) · melca(singular, vocative) · melcae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary