mellor

See also: Mellor

Galician

Alternative forms

• millor

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mellor, from Latin melior, meliōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪˈʎoɾ]

Adjective

mellor m or f (plural mellores)

1. comparative degree of bo: better

   Antonym: peor

   Ese é mellor ― That one is better

2. superlative degree of bo: best

   Antonym: peor

   Ese é o mellor ― That one is the best

Adverb

mellor

1. comparative degree of ben, better

   Mellor non agardes por min ― You better don't wait for me

Derived terms

• ao mellor
• máis mellor (“much better”)

Related terms

• mellora
• mellorar
• melloría

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mellor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mellor”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mellor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mellor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mellor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Latin

Verb

mellor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of mellō

Old French

Adjective

mellor

1. Alternative form of meillor