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English
Proper noun
Melas
- A surname.
Anagrams
- Smeal, Salem, semla, mesal, Lemas, almes, males, EMALS, Selma, lamés, lames, amels, Males, meals, Smale, leams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μέλας (Mélas).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Melās m sg (genitive Melae); first declension
- A river of Boeotia flowing through the territory of Haliartus
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
References
- “Melas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly