melos

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See also: Melos, mélos, meļos, and mēļos

English

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos)

Noun

melos

  1. (music) The melody in Ancient Greek music.

Etymology 2

Noun

melos

  1. plural of melo

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin melos, from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Pronunciation

Noun

melos m (invariable) (literary)

  1. melody
    Synonym: melodia
  2. chant, song
    Synonym: canto
  3. lyric poetry

Further reading

  • melos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latvian

Noun

melos m

  1. locative plural of meli

Verb

melos

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of melot

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μέλος (mélos).

Noun

melos n (uncountable)

  1. song

Declension

declension of melos (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) melos melosul
genitive/dative (unui) melos melosului
vocative melosule
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