μελία

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely from Proto-Indo-European *mélit.

The old comparison with Lithuanian smelùs (sand colored) starts from the grey color of the wood. Perhaps the word is Pre-Greek, in view of the various forms in "-ινος".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μελίᾱ (melíāf (genitive μελίᾱς); first declension

  1. manna ash (Fraxinus ornus)
  2. ashen spear

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μελιά (meliá)
  • Aramaic:
    ? Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: מילה
    Classical Syriac: ܡܗܠܝܐ
  • Hebrew: מֵילָה (meilá)

References

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