melo-

See also: melo, Melo, meló, mélo, melô, mělo, mélo-, and mēļo

English

Etymology 1

From French mélo-, from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb, musical phrase, melody, song, tune”).

Prefix

melo-

2. Music.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with melo- (music)

melodeclamation

melogenic

melograph

melographic

melolagnia

melology

melomane

melomania

melomaniac

melodeon

melophile

melophilia

melophobia

melophone

mellotron

Translations

music

• Polish: melo-

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “cheek”).

Prefix

melo-

2. Cheek or jaw.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with melo- (cheek)

meloplastic

meloplasty

meloschisis

References

• "meloschisis" in The Free Dictionary by Farlex, Medical Dictionary.
• "meloschisis" in Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.
• "Melozone" in Birds of the World, Key to Scientific Names (Jobling, J. A.).

Anagrams

• mole, elmo, molé, Elmo, moel, Mole, Lomé

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb; musical phrase, melody, song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.lo/
• Hyphenation: mè‧lo-

Prefix

melo-

2. melo- (music)
4. (medicine) limb

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with melo- (music)

melodramma

melomane

melomania

Italian terms prefixed with melo- (limb)

melagra

Further reading

• melo-¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• melo-² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
• Syllabification: me‧lo-

Prefix

melo-

1. melo- (music)

   ‎melo- + ‎deklamacja → ‎melodeklamacja

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with melo-

melodeklamacja

Further reading

• melo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN