mela

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Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 References 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Related terms 3 Maltese 3.1 Adverb

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From earlier *melä.^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: me‧la
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• IPA: [ˈme̞lɑ]

[edit] Noun

mela

1. A paddle (an oar-like one- or two-bladed implement to propel a canoe or a kayak).
2. (slang) A dick.

[edit] Declension

Declension of mela (type kala) singular plural nominative mela melat genitive melan melojen melain1 partitive melaa meloja accusative mela melan melat inessive melassa meloissa elative melasta meloista illative melaan meloihin adessive melalla meloilla ablative melalta meloilta allative melalle meloille essive melana meloina translative melaksi meloiksi instructive – meloin abessive melatta meloitta comitative – meloineen 1) Rare.

[edit] Derived terms

• meloa

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ *Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005): Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Etymology

Vulgar Latin melum

[edit] Noun

mela f. (plural mele)

1. apple (fruit)

[edit] Synonyms

• pomo

[edit] Derived terms

• mela cotogna - quince
• mela della discordia - apple of discord
• mela selvatica - crab apple

[edit] Related terms

• melagrana - pomegranate
• melata
• meleto
• melo - apple tree
• melone - melon

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[edit] Maltese

[edit] Adverb

mela

1. certainly