melos

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See also: Melos, mélos, meļos, and mēļos

English

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Noun

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melos

  1. (music) The melody in Ancient Greek music.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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melos

  1. plural of melo

Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin melos, from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melos m (invariable) (literary)

  1. melody
    Synonym: melodia
  2. chant, song
    Synonym: canto
  3. lyric poetry
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Further reading

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  • melos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latvian

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Noun

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melos m

  1. locative plural of meli

Verb

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melos

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of melot

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek μέλος (mélos).

Noun

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melos n (uncountable)

  1. song

Declension

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