meles
English
editNoun
editmeles
Anagrams
editGalician
editNoun
editmeles
Latin
editEtymology
editUnknown. Maybe borrowed together with fēlēs, likewise unexplained and the only other animal name with such a measure, from the alpine direction.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.leːs/, [ˈmeːɫ̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.les/, [ˈmɛːles]
Noun
editmēlēs f (genitive mēlis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mēlēs | mēlēs |
Genitive | mēlis | mēlium |
Dative | mēlī | mēlibus |
Accusative | mēlem | mēlēs mēlīs |
Ablative | mēle | mēlibus |
Vocative | mēlēs | mēlēs |
References
edit- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “fēlēs”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, pages 223–224
- “meles”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- meles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “meles”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[2]
- “meles”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “meles”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “meles”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Latvian
editNoun
editmeles f
- inflection of mele:
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: me‧les
Etymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editmeles
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editmeles
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