Melas

See also: melas

English

Proper noun

Melas

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Smeal, Salem, semla, mesal, Lemas, almes, males, EMALS, Selma, lamés, lames, amels, Males, meals, Smale, leams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέλας (Mélas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.laːs/, [ˈmɛɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.las/, [ˈmɛːläs]

Proper noun

Melās m sg (genitive Melae); first declension

1. A river of Boeotia flowing through the territory of Haliartus

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Melās
Genitive	Melae
Dative	Melae
Accusative	Melān
Ablative	Melā
Vocative	Melā

References

• “Melas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly