melur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːlʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛːlʏr
Etymology 1
Noun
melur m (genitive singular mels, nominative plural melar)
- gravel bed, gravel plain
- small hillock made of gravel or sand
- lyme grass, sea lyme grass, sand rye grass (Leymus arenarius)
- Synonyms: melgresi, melgras, sandhafrar
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | melur | melurinn | melar | melarnir |
| accusative | mel | melinn | mela | melana |
| dative | mel | melnum | melum | melunum |
| genitive | mels | melsins | mela | melanna |
Etymology 2
Variant of mölur (“moth”).
Noun
melur m (genitive singular mels, nominative plural melir)
- (vulgar, derogatory) twat, dumbass (term of abuse)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | melur | melurinn | melir | melirnir |
| accusative | mel | melinn | meli | melina |
| dative | mel, meli | melnum | melum | melunum |
| genitive | mels | melsins | mela | melanna |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “melur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “melur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /məˈlo(r)/ [məˈlo(r)]
- (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): /məˈlor/ [məˈlor]
- Hyphenation: me‧lur
- Rhymes: -ur
Noun
melur (Jawi spelling ملور, plural melur-melur)
- jasmine (particularly the Jasminum sambac)
- Synonym: melati
References
- “melur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.