melasa

See also: melasą

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélasse, probably via Polish melasa.

Noun

melasà f (plural melãsos) stress pattern 2

  1. molasses

Declension

Declension of melasà
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) melasà melãsos
genitive (kilmininkas) melãsos melãsų
dative (naudininkas) melãsai melãsoms
accusative (galininkas) melãsą melasàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) melasà melãsomis
locative (vietininkas) melãsoje melãsose
vocative (šauksmininkas) melãsa melãsos

References

  • melasa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • melasa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélasse, from Medieval Latin *mellacea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈla.sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: me‧la‧sa

Noun

melasa f

  1. molasses, treacle (thick brownish syrup refined from sugarcane)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • melasowy

Descendants

  • Belarusian: мэля́са (meljása)
  • Lithuanian: melasa

Further reading

  • melasa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • melasa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /melǎsa/
  • Hyphenation: me‧la‧sa

Noun

melàsa f (Cyrillic spelling мела̀са)

  1. molasses

Declension