μέλι

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See also: μέλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mélit. Cognates include Latin mel, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 (miliþ), and Old Armenian մեղր (mełr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέλῐ (mélin (genitive μέλῐτος); third declension

  1. honey
  2. anything sweet

Usage notes

μέλι is also sometimes used as the dative singular.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μέλι (méli)
  • Hawaiian: meli

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλι (méli), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Pronunciation

Homophones: μέλει (mélei), μέλη (méli), μέλλει (méllei)

Noun

μέλι (mélin (plural μέλια)

  1. honey

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Further reading