melodia

See also: Melodia, melódia, melodía, and melodią

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mə.luˈði.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [me.loˈði.a]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

melodia f (plural melodies)

1. melody

Related terms

• melòdic

Further reading

• “melodia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “melodia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “melodia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “melodia”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto melodio

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto melodia

From melodio + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meloˈdia/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: me‧lo‧di‧a

Adjective

melodia (accusative singular melodian, plural melodiaj, accusative plural melodiajn)

1. melodious, tuneful

Further reading

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδῐ́ᾱ (melōidĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelodiɑ/, [ˈme̞lo̞ˌdiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧lo‧di‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧lo‧dia

Noun

melodia

1. (music) melody, tune

   Synonyms: sävelmä, sävel

Declension

Inflection of melodia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		melodia	melodiat
genitive		melodian	melodioiden melodioitten
partitive		melodiaa	melodioita
illative		melodiaan	melodioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		melodia	melodiat
accusative	nom.	melodia	melodiat
	gen.	melodian
genitive		melodian	melodioiden melodioitten melodiain rare
partitive		melodiaa	melodioita
inessive		melodiassa	melodioissa
elative		melodiasta	melodioista
illative		melodiaan	melodioihin
adessive		melodialla	melodioilla
ablative		melodialta	melodioilta
allative		melodialle	melodioille
essive		melodiana	melodioina
translative		melodiaksi	melodioiksi
abessive		melodiatta	melodioitta
instructive		—	melodioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melodiani melodiani accusative nom. melodiani melodiani gen. melodiani genitive melodiani melodioideni melodioitteni melodiaini rare partitive melodiaani melodioitani inessive melodiassani melodioissani elative melodiastani melodioistani illative melodiaani melodioihini adessive melodiallani melodioillani ablative melodialtani melodioiltani allative melodialleni melodioilleni essive melodianani melodioinani translative melodiakseni melodioikseni abessive melodiattani melodioittani instructive — — comitative — melodioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melodiasi melodiasi accusative nom. melodiasi melodiasi gen. melodiasi genitive melodiasi melodioidesi melodioittesi melodiaisi rare partitive melodiaasi melodioitasi inessive melodiassasi melodioissasi elative melodiastasi melodioistasi illative melodiaasi melodioihisi adessive melodiallasi melodioillasi ablative melodialtasi melodioiltasi allative melodiallesi melodioillesi essive melodianasi melodioinasi translative melodiaksesi melodioiksesi abessive melodiattasi melodioittasi instructive — — comitative — melodioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melodiamme melodiamme accusative nom. melodiamme melodiamme gen. melodiamme genitive melodiamme melodioidemme melodioittemme melodiaimme rare partitive melodiaamme melodioitamme inessive melodiassamme melodioissamme elative melodiastamme melodioistamme illative melodiaamme melodioihimme adessive melodiallamme melodioillamme ablative melodialtamme melodioiltamme allative melodiallemme melodioillemme essive melodianamme melodioinamme translative melodiaksemme melodioiksemme abessive melodiattamme melodioittamme instructive — — comitative — melodioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melodianne melodianne accusative nom. melodianne melodianne gen. melodianne genitive melodianne melodioidenne melodioittenne melodiainne rare partitive melodiaanne melodioitanne inessive melodiassanne melodioissanne elative melodiastanne melodioistanne illative melodiaanne melodioihinne adessive melodiallanne melodioillanne ablative melodialtanne melodioiltanne allative melodiallenne melodioillenne essive melodiananne melodioinanne translative melodiaksenne melodioiksenne abessive melodiattanne melodioittanne instructive — — comitative — melodioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melodiansa melodiansa accusative nom. melodiansa melodiansa gen. melodiansa genitive melodiansa melodioidensa melodioittensa melodiainsa rare partitive melodiaansa melodioitaan melodioitansa inessive melodiassaan melodiassansa melodioissaan melodioissansa elative melodiastaan melodiastansa melodioistaan melodioistansa illative melodiaansa melodioihinsa adessive melodiallaan melodiallansa melodioillaan melodioillansa ablative melodialtaan melodialtansa melodioiltaan melodioiltansa allative melodialleen melodiallensa melodioilleen melodioillensa essive melodianaan melodianansa melodioinaan melodioinansa translative melodiakseen melodiaksensa melodioikseen melodioiksensa abessive melodiattaan melodiattansa melodioittaan melodioittansa instructive — — comitative — melodioineen melodioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• melodiapilli
• oopperamelodia
• puhemelodia
• tunnusmelodia

Further reading

• “melodia”, 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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.loˈdi.a/
• Homophones: Melodia (surname), me lo dia (“give it to me”, singular subjunctive present or polite imperative)
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: me‧lo‧dì‧a

Noun

melodia f (plural melodie, relational adjective melodico) (music)

1. melody, tune

Related terms

• melo-
• melodioso

Anagrams

• Meliadò, diamole, lediamo

Latin

Etymology

Late adoption of Ancient Greek μελῳδῐ́ᾱ (melōidĭ́ā) thus with ō for oe (seen in cōmoedia and tragoedia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛˈɫoː.di.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [meˈlɔː.di.a]

Noun

melōdia f (genitive melōdiae); first declension

1. melody
2. pleasant song

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	melōdia	melōdiae
genitive	melōdiae	melōdiārum
dative	melōdiae	melōdiīs
accusative	melōdiam	melōdiās
ablative	melōdiā	melōdiīs
vocative	melōdia	melōdiae

Descendants

• Catalan: melodia
• Old French: melodie
  • → Middle Dutch: melodie
    • Dutch: melodie
      • Afrikaans: melodie
  • → Middle English: melodie
    • English: melody
    • Middle Scots: melodie, melody
      • Scots: melody
• Galician: melodía
• Italian: melodia
• → Polish: melodia
  • → Old Ruthenian: мело́дїꙗ (melódija), мело́дїа (melódia), мелїо́дїꙗ (meljódija), меле́дїꙗ (melédija)
    • Belarusian: мело́дыя (mjelódyja)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: мело́дія (melódija)
    • Ukrainian: мело́дія (melódija)
  • → Russian: мело́дия (melódija)
    • → Kazakh: мелодия (melodiä)
• Portuguese: melodia
• Spanish: melodía

References

• “melodia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "melodia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “melodia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈlɔ.dja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔdja
• Syllabification: me‧lo‧dia

Noun

melodia f (diminutive melodyjka)

1. (music) melody

Declension

Declension of melodia

	singular	plural
nominative	melodia	melodie
genitive	melodii	melodii/melodyj (archaic)
dative	melodii	melodiom
accusative	melodię	melodie
instrumental	melodią	melodiami
locative	melodii	melodiach
vocative	melodio	melodie

Derived terms

adjective

• melodyjny

Related terms

adverb

• melodyjnie

noun

• melodyjność

Descendants

• → Old Ruthenian: мело́дїꙗ (melódija), мело́дїа (melódia), мелїо́дїꙗ (meljódija), меле́дїꙗ (melédija)
  • Belarusian: мело́дыя (mjelódyja)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: мело́дія (melódija)
  • Ukrainian: мело́дія (melódija)
• → Russian: мело́дия (melódija)
  • → Kazakh: мелодия (melodiä)

Further reading

• “melodia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “melodia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin melōdia (“melody”), from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.loˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.loˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.loˈd͡ʒi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.luˈdi.ɐ/ [mɨ.luˈði.ɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: me‧lo‧di‧a

Noun

melodia f (plural melodias)

1. melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)
2. (figurative) harmony (pleasing arrangement of sounds)

   Synonyms: harmonia, sinfonia

   Antonyms: cacofonia, desafinação, dissonância

Related terms

• melódia
• melodiar
• melódica
• melodicamente
• melódico

Further reading

• “melodia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “melodia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026