μέλος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Breton mell, Cornish mal

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [mélos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [mˈɛlo̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [mˈelos]

[edit] Noun

μέλος (genitive μέλεος, μέλους) n, third declension; (melos)

  1. part of a body, limb, member, part
  2. part of a group, member
  3. song, strain
  4. tune
  5. melody

[edit] Inflection

    Third declension of μέλος, μέλεος (uncontracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative μέλος μέλεε μέλεᾰ
Genitive μέλεος μελέοιν μελέων
Dative μέλεϊ μελέοιν μέλεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative μέλος μέλεε μέλεᾰ
Vocative μέλος μέλεε μέλεᾰ
This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. μέλεσος), which was dropped early on in the history of Ancient Greek.
    Third declension of μέλος, μέλους (contracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative μέλος μέλει μέλη
Genitive μέλους μελοῖν μελῶν
Dative μέλει μελοῖν μέλεσῐ(ν)
Accusative μέλος μέλει μέλη
Vocative μέλος μέλει μέλη
The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm.

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

μέλος n.

  1. member (one who officially belongs to a group)


This Greek entry was created from the translations listed at member. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see μέλος in the Greek Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008

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