melankolia

Esperanto

Etymology

From melankolio + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melankoˈlia/

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: me‧lan‧ko‧li‧a

Adjective

melankolia (accusative singular melankolian, plural melankoliaj, accusative plural melankoliajn)

1. melancholic ("filled with or affected by melancholy")

Further reading

• “melankolia”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “melankolia”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English melancholy), ultimately from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑŋkoliɑ/, [ˈme̞lɑ̝ŋˌko̞liɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧lan‧ko‧li‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧lan‧ko‧lia

Noun

melankolia

1. melancholy

Declension

Inflection of melankolia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		melankolia	melankoliat
genitive		melankolian	melankolioiden melankolioitten
partitive		melankoliaa	melankolioita
illative		melankoliaan	melankolioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		melankolia	melankoliat
accusative	nom.	melankolia	melankoliat
	gen.	melankolian
genitive		melankolian	melankolioiden melankolioitten melankoliain rare
partitive		melankoliaa	melankolioita
inessive		melankoliassa	melankolioissa
elative		melankoliasta	melankolioista
illative		melankoliaan	melankolioihin
adessive		melankolialla	melankolioilla
ablative		melankolialta	melankolioilta
allative		melankolialle	melankolioille
essive		melankoliana	melankolioina
translative		melankoliaksi	melankolioiksi
abessive		melankoliatta	melankolioitta
instructive		—	melankolioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of melankolia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melankoliani melankoliani accusative nom. melankoliani melankoliani gen. melankoliani genitive melankoliani melankolioideni melankolioitteni melankoliaini rare partitive melankoliaani melankolioitani inessive melankoliassani melankolioissani elative melankoliastani melankolioistani illative melankoliaani melankolioihini adessive melankoliallani melankolioillani ablative melankolialtani melankolioiltani allative melankolialleni melankolioilleni essive melankolianani melankolioinani translative melankoliakseni melankolioikseni abessive melankoliattani melankolioittani instructive — — comitative — melankolioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melankoliasi melankoliasi accusative nom. melankoliasi melankoliasi gen. melankoliasi genitive melankoliasi melankolioidesi melankolioittesi melankoliaisi rare partitive melankoliaasi melankolioitasi inessive melankoliassasi melankolioissasi elative melankoliastasi melankolioistasi illative melankoliaasi melankolioihisi adessive melankoliallasi melankolioillasi ablative melankolialtasi melankolioiltasi allative melankoliallesi melankolioillesi essive melankolianasi melankolioinasi translative melankoliaksesi melankolioiksesi abessive melankoliattasi melankolioittasi instructive — — comitative — melankolioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melankoliamme melankoliamme accusative nom. melankoliamme melankoliamme gen. melankoliamme genitive melankoliamme melankolioidemme melankolioittemme melankoliaimme rare partitive melankoliaamme melankolioitamme inessive melankoliassamme melankolioissamme elative melankoliastamme melankolioistamme illative melankoliaamme melankolioihimme adessive melankoliallamme melankolioillamme ablative melankolialtamme melankolioiltamme allative melankoliallemme melankolioillemme essive melankolianamme melankolioinamme translative melankoliaksemme melankolioiksemme abessive melankoliattamme melankolioittamme instructive — — comitative — melankolioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melankolianne melankolianne accusative nom. melankolianne melankolianne gen. melankolianne genitive melankolianne melankolioidenne melankolioittenne melankoliainne rare partitive melankoliaanne melankolioitanne inessive melankoliassanne melankolioissanne elative melankoliastanne melankolioistanne illative melankoliaanne melankolioihinne adessive melankoliallanne melankolioillanne ablative melankolialtanne melankolioiltanne allative melankoliallenne melankolioillenne essive melankoliananne melankolioinanne translative melankoliaksenne melankolioiksenne abessive melankoliattanne melankolioittanne instructive — — comitative — melankolioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melankoliansa melankoliansa accusative nom. melankoliansa melankoliansa gen. melankoliansa genitive melankoliansa melankolioidensa melankolioittensa melankoliainsa rare partitive melankoliaansa melankolioitaan melankolioitansa inessive melankoliassaan melankoliassansa melankolioissaan melankolioissansa elative melankoliastaan melankoliastansa melankolioistaan melankolioistansa illative melankoliaansa melankolioihinsa adessive melankoliallaan melankoliallansa melankolioillaan melankolioillansa ablative melankolialtaan melankolialtansa melankolioiltaan melankolioiltansa allative melankolialleen melankoliallensa melankolioilleen melankolioillensa essive melankolianaan melankolianansa melankolioinaan melankolioinansa translative melankoliakseen melankoliaksensa melankolioikseen melankolioiksensa abessive melankoliattaan melankoliattansa melankolioittaan melankolioittansa instructive — — comitative — melankolioineen melankolioinensa

Further reading

• “melankolia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023