melas
See also: mêlas, mēļas, and mēļās
English
Noun
melas
- plural of mela
Anagrams
- EMALS, Lemas, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, mesal, semla
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark, black”)
Adjective
melās
- (New Latin) dark (in colour), black
- 4th century (Late Latin, arguably a mentioning), Pseudo-Apuleius' Herbarium, chapter XCIX. Herba hedera nigra, in: Corpus medicorum latinorum, vol. IV, 1927, p. 179:
- Nomina herbae. A Graecis dicitur cissos melas, alii cissaron, alii Nision, Galli bolus serron, Daci arpopria, Itali hedera nigra.
- 4th century (Late Latin, arguably a mentioning), Pseudo-Apuleius' Herbarium, chapter XCIX. Herba hedera nigra, in: Corpus medicorum latinorum, vol. IV, 1927, p. 179:
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to deceive”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʲæːɫas/
Noun
mẽlas m (plural melaĩ) stress pattern 4
- lie
Declension
declension of melas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mẽlas | melaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mẽlo | melų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | mẽlui | meláms |
| accusative (galininkas) | mẽlą | melùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | melù | melaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | melè | meluosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mẽle | melaĩ |
Synonyms
- melagystė, netiesa
Derived terms
(Verbs)
- meluoti
Related terms
(Nouns)
- melagis m / melagė f
Portuguese
Verb
melas
- second-person singular (tu) present indicative of melar