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μέλι

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See also: μέλη

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *méli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit (honey). Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀪 (me-ri), Latin mel, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 (miliþ), and Old Armenian մեղր (mełr).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μέλῐ (mélĭn (genitive μέλῐτος); third declension

  1. honey
  2. anything sweet

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μέλι (méli)
  • Mariupol Greek: мел (mjel)
  • Hawaiian: meli[2]
  • Rarotongan: meri[2]
  • Tahitian: meri[2]
  • Tongan: melie[2]
  • Samoan: meli[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μέλι, -ιτος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 925-6
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Gambier, Yves; Stecconi, Ubaldo (2019), A World Atlas of Translation, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 32-3

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μέλι (méli), from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Compare Mariupol Greek мел (mjel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μέλι (mélin (plural μέλια)

  1. honey

Declension

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Declension of μέλι
singular plural
nominative μέλι (méli) μέλια (mélia)
genitive μελιού (melioú)
accusative μέλι (méli) μέλια (mélia)
vocative μέλι (méli) μέλια (mélia)

Coordinate terms

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Further reading

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