melas
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).
Adjective
melas
Derived terms
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”).
Noun
melas (uncountable)
- (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.
- (medicine, uncommon) Synonym of melasma.
Coordinate terms
- (leprosy): alphos, leuce
Etymology 2
Noun
melas
- plural of mela
Anagrams
- EMALS, Lemas, Males, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, mesal, semla
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“false, bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʲæːɫas/
Noun
mẽlas m (plural melai̇̃) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mẽlas | melai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mẽlo | melų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | mẽlui | meláms |
| accusative (galininkas) | mẽlą | melùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | melù | melai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | melè | meluosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mẽle | melai̇̃ |
Synonyms
- melagystė, netiesa
Derived terms
(Verbs)
Related terms
(Nouns)
- melagis m / melagė f
Portuguese
Verb
melas
- second-person singular present indicative of melar
Spanish
Noun
melas f pl
- plural of mela