melos

See also: Melos, mélos, meļos, and mēļos

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Noun

melos

1. (music) The melody in Ancient Greek music.

Related terms

• melic
• melody

Etymology 2

Noun

melos

1. plural of melo

Anagrams

• Solem, moels, moles

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin melos, from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.los/
• Rhymes: -ɛlos
• Hyphenation: mè‧los

Noun

melos m (invariable) (literary)

1. melody

   Synonym: melodia

2. chant, song

   Synonym: canto

3. lyric poetry

Related terms

• melodia

Further reading

• melos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latvian

Noun

melos m

1. locative plural of meli

Verb

melos

1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of melot

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μέλος (mélos).

Noun

melos n (uncountable)

1. song

Declension

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) melos	melosul
genitive/dative	(unui) melos	melosului
vocative	melosule

declension of melos (singular only)