Melos
English
Proper noun
Melos
- Alternative spelling of Milos.
Anagrams
Albanian
Proper noun
Melos m
- a male given name
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Melos | Melosi |
| accusative | Melosin | |
| dat./abl. | Melosi | Melosit |
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆλος (Mêlos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmeː.ɫɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.los]
Proper noun
Mēlos f sg (genitive Mēlī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Related terms
- Mēlius
References
- “Melos2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Melos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Melos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.