меливо

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melivo. By surface analysis, ме́ля (mélja, “to grind, to mill”) +‎ -иво (-ivo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛliˈvɔ] (in Eastern dialects)
• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlivo] (in Western dialects)

Noun

ме́ливо or меливо́ • (mélivo or melivó) n (dialectal)

1. millet, groats

Declension

Eastern dialects:

Declension of меливо́

	singular	plural
indefinite	меливо́ melivó	мелива́ melivá
definite	меливо́то melivóto	мелива́та meliváta

Western dialects:

Declension of ме́ливо

	singular	plural
indefinite	ме́ливо mélivo	мелива́ melivá
definite	ме́ливото mélivoto	мелива́та meliváta

Related terms

• мел (mel), (dialectal) мель (melʹ, “porous material, chalk”)
• млин (mlin, “type pastry”)

References

• “меливо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “меливо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 727