melissa

See also: Melissa and Mélissa

English

Etymology

The lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), one type of melissa plant

From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”), because the plant attracts bees.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /məˈlɪsə/
• Hyphenation: mel‧is‧sa

Noun

melissa (plural melissas)

1. A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Alternatiues, Hearbes, Other Creatures, &c.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 4, member 1, subsection 3, page 300:

     Meliſſa, Bawme, hath an excellent vertue to alter Melancholy, bee it ſteeped in our ordinary drinke, extracted, or otherwise taken.

Synonyms

• dropsywort
• honey plant (one sense)

Translations

plant of genus Melissa

• Catalan: melisse f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蜜蜂花 (zh) (mìfēnghuā)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: melissa (fi)
• French: mélisse (fr) f
• German: Melisse (de) f
• Hungarian: citromfű (hu)
• Macedonian: мати́чина f (matíčina), мато́чина f (matóčina)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: melisse m

  Nynorsk: melisse m

• Polish: melisa (pl) f, rojownik m
• Russian: мели́сса (ru) f (melíssa)
• Serbo-Croatian: matičnjak (sh) m, melisa (sh) f
• Slovene: melisa (sl) f
• Swedish: meliss c

Anagrams

• aimless, Milases, Salemis, misseal, mesails, Esmails, Maisels, seismal, samiels

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Melissa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelisːɑ/, [ˈme̞lis̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elisːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧lis‧sa

Noun

melissa

1. melissa (plant of the genus Melissa)

Declension

Inflection of melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		melissa	melissat
genitive		melissan	melissojen
partitive		melissaa	melissoja
illative		melissaan	melissoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		melissa	melissat
accusative	nom.	melissa	melissat
	gen.	melissan
genitive		melissan	melissojen melissain rare
partitive		melissaa	melissoja
inessive		melissassa	melissoissa
elative		melissasta	melissoista
illative		melissaan	melissoihin
adessive		melissalla	melissoilla
ablative		melissalta	melissoilta
allative		melissalle	melissoille
essive		melissana	melissoina
translative		melissaksi	melissoiksi
abessive		melissatta	melissoitta
instructive		—	melissoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melissani melissani accusative nom. melissani melissani gen. melissani genitive melissani melissojeni melissaini rare partitive melissaani melissojani inessive melissassani melissoissani elative melissastani melissoistani illative melissaani melissoihini adessive melissallani melissoillani ablative melissaltani melissoiltani allative melissalleni melissoilleni essive melissanani melissoinani translative melissakseni melissoikseni abessive melissattani melissoittani instructive — — comitative — melissoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melissasi melissasi accusative nom. melissasi melissasi gen. melissasi genitive melissasi melissojesi melissaisi rare partitive melissaasi melissojasi inessive melissassasi melissoissasi elative melissastasi melissoistasi illative melissaasi melissoihisi adessive melissallasi melissoillasi ablative melissaltasi melissoiltasi allative melissallesi melissoillesi essive melissanasi melissoinasi translative melissaksesi melissoiksesi abessive melissattasi melissoittasi instructive — — comitative — melissoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melissamme melissamme accusative nom. melissamme melissamme gen. melissamme genitive melissamme melissojemme melissaimme rare partitive melissaamme melissojamme inessive melissassamme melissoissamme elative melissastamme melissoistamme illative melissaamme melissoihimme adessive melissallamme melissoillamme ablative melissaltamme melissoiltamme allative melissallemme melissoillemme essive melissanamme melissoinamme translative melissaksemme melissoiksemme abessive melissattamme melissoittamme instructive — — comitative — melissoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melissanne melissanne accusative nom. melissanne melissanne gen. melissanne genitive melissanne melissojenne melissainne rare partitive melissaanne melissojanne inessive melissassanne melissoissanne elative melissastanne melissoistanne illative melissaanne melissoihinne adessive melissallanne melissoillanne ablative melissaltanne melissoiltanne allative melissallenne melissoillenne essive melissananne melissoinanne translative melissaksenne melissoiksenne abessive melissattanne melissoittanne instructive — — comitative — melissoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melissansa melissansa accusative nom. melissansa melissansa gen. melissansa genitive melissansa melissojensa melissainsa rare partitive melissaansa melissojaan melissojansa inessive melissassaan melissassansa melissoissaan melissoissansa elative melissastaan melissastansa melissoistaan melissoistansa illative melissaansa melissoihinsa adessive melissallaan melissallansa melissoillaan melissoillansa ablative melissaltaan melissaltansa melissoiltaan melissoiltansa allative melissalleen melissallensa melissoilleen melissoillensa essive melissanaan melissanansa melissoinaan melissoinansa translative melissakseen melissaksensa melissoikseen melissoiksensa abessive melissattaan melissattansa melissoittaan melissoittansa instructive — — comitative — melissoineen melissoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• sitruunamelissa

 

Anagrams

• melassi

Italian

Noun

melissa f (plural melisse)

1. lemon balm

Anagrams

• limasse, messali