meles
English edit
Noun edit
meles
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Noun edit
meles
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Maybe borrowed together with fēlēs, likewise unexplained and the only other animal name with such a measure, from the alpine direction.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.leːs/, [ˈmeːɫ̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.les/, [ˈmɛːles]
Noun edit
mēlēs f (genitive mēlis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-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 (in French), with additions and corrections of Jacques André, 4th edition, 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[1]
- “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 edit
Noun edit
meles f
- inflection of mele:
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: me‧les
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
meles
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
meles