melga

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See also: melgá

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”).

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgues)

  1. alfalfa
    Synonyms: alfals, userda

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Melga ("spiny dogfish")

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin merga (“two-pronged fork”), because of its two characteristic spines. Cognate with Spanish mielga.

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

  1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Attested since the 15th century. From Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica, from Mēdia.

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

  1. spelt
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 61:
      deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto
      the foal must eat hay, straw, grass, barley, oats, spelt, that is melga, and things such like these
  2. flake
  3. fog

References

  • “melga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “melga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “melga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “melga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mielga II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mielga I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

  1. common mosquito
  2. (Portugal) an annoying person for their speech or constant presence
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

melga

  1. inflection of melgar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “melga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “melga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmelɡa/
  • Rhymes: -elɡa
  • Syllabification: mel‧ga

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)

  1. strip of land marked for sowing seeds

Etymology 2

Adjective

melga f

  1. feminine singular of melgo

Etymology 3

Verb

melga

  1. inflection of melgar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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