μήλινος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From μῆλον (mêlon, apple) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μήλῐνος (mḗlĭnosm (feminine μηλίνη, neuter μήλῐνον); first/second declension

  1. of or made of apples
  2. of quince-yellow colour

Inflection

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.li.mos/
  • Hyphenation: μή‧λι‧νος

Adjective

μήλινος (mílinosm (feminine μήλινη or μηλίνη, neuter μήλινο)

  1. of or made from the apple-tree and its fruit
  2. originating from apples

References

  1. ^ μήλινος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.