mella
Icelandic Edit
Etymology Edit
Unclear.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
mella f (genitive singular mellu, nominative plural mellur)
- whore, hooker
- Synonym: vændiskona
Declension Edit
declension of mella
Derived terms Edit
- melludólgur (“pimp”)
- mellufær
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
From mel (“honey”).
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Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.la/, [ˈmɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.la/, [ˈmɛlːä]
Noun Edit
mella
Noun Edit
mella f (genitive mellae); first declension
Declension Edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | mella | mellae |
Genitive | mellae | mellārum |
Dative | mellae | mellīs |
Accusative | mellam | mellās |
Ablative | mellā | mellīs |
Vocative | mella | mellae |
Related terms Edit
Related terms
References Edit
- “mella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- mella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “mella”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “mella”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Maltese Edit
Root |
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m-l-l |
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Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
mella f (plural melliet)
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Syllabification: me‧lla
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
mella f (plural mellas)
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
mella
- inflection of mellar:
Further reading Edit
- “mella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014