melina
ItalianEdit
NounEdit
melina f (plural meline) (more fully: fare la melina)
- (soccer) a tactic, in the final minutes of a game, in which the winning side maintains possession of the ball with a series of short passes
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LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From melinus (“of or pertaining to honey”), from mel (“honey”).
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
melina f (genitive melinae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melina | melinae |
| Genitive | melinae | melinārum |
| Dative | melinae | melinīs |
| Accusative | melinam | melinās |
| Ablative | melinā | melinīs |
| Vocative | melina | melinae |
SynonymsEdit
- (mead): hydromeli
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Etymology 2Edit
From mēlīnus (“of or pertaining to a marten”), from mēles (“marten, badger”).
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
mēlīna f (genitive mēlīnae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mēlīna | mēlīnae |
| Genitive | mēlīnae | mēlīnārum |
| Dative | mēlīnae | mēlīnīs |
| Accusative | mēlīnam | mēlīnās |
| Ablative | mēlīnā | mēlīnīs |
| Vocative | mēlīna | mēlīnae |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “melina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “melina”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Hebrew מאַלינע.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
melina f
- (colloquial, derogatory) den, hideout (place where illegal wares are stored and sold)
- (colloquial, derogatory) a decrepit, sleazy dwelling or establishment
- (slang, humorous) a room that houses a party during a group excursion
DeclensionEdit
Declension of melina