melisa
Polish
Alternative forms
- malesa (Western Lublin, Kamionka)
- malisa (Western Lublin, Ponigwoda)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈli.sa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: me‧li‧sa
- Homophone: Melisa
Noun
melisa f
- lemon balm, melissa (any plant of the genus Melissa)
- Synonym: rojownik
- lemon balm, melissa (leaves)
- lemon balm, melissa (beverage)
Declension
Declension of melisa
Derived terms
adjective
- melisowy
noun
- melisówka
Related terms
adverb
- melisowo
Further reading
- melisa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- melisa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈlisa/ [meˈli.sa]
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: me‧li‧sa
Noun
melisa f (plural melisas)
Further reading
- “melisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024