melina

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See also: Melina and Mélina

Italian

Noun

melina f (plural meline) (more fully: fare la melina)

  1. (soccer) a tactic, in the final minutes of a game, in which the winning side maintains possession of the ball with a series of short passes

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Latin

Etymology 1

From melinus (“of or pertaining to honey”), from mel (“honey”).

Alternative forms

Noun

melina f (genitive melinae); first declension

  1. mead
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative melina melinae
genitive melinae melinārum
dative melinae melinīs
accusative melinam melinās
ablative melinā melinīs
vocative melina melinae
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From mēlīnus (“of or pertaining to a marten”), from mēles (“marten, badger”).

Alternative forms

Noun

mēlīna f (genitive mēlīnae); first declension

  1. A purse or wallet made of marten-skin.
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēlīna mēlīnae
genitive mēlīnae mēlīnārum
dative mēlīnae mēlīnīs
accusative mēlīnam mēlīnās
ablative mēlīnā mēlīnīs
vocative mēlīna mēlīnae

References

  • “melina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • melina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “melina”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מאַלינע.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈli.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: me‧li‧na

Noun

melina f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) den, hideout (place where illegal wares are stored and sold)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a decrepit, sleazy dwelling or establishment
  3. (slang, humorous) a room that houses a party during a group excursion

Declension

Declension of melina
singular plural
nominative melina meliny
genitive meliny melin
dative melinie melinom
accusative melinę meliny
instrumental meliną melinami
locative melinie melinach
vocative melino meliny

Further reading

  • melina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • melina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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