Melodie

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English

Proper noun

Melodie

  1. A female given name from English, of rather rare usage, variant of Melody.

German

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Alternative forms

  • Melodei (poetic, otherwise obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German melodīe, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā). Since the 16th century, the inherited form Melodei was increasingly readapted to the Latin and to French mélodie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meloˈdiː/, , , ,
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Melodie f (genitive Melodie, plural Melodien)

  1. melody, tune (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)
    Synonym: Weise

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Further reading

  • Melodie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Melodie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Melodie” in Duden online