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Melina
melina
melina
Italian
Noun
melina f (plural meline) (More fully: fare la melina)
- (soccer) A tactic, in the final minutes of a game, in which the winning side maintains possession of the ball with a series of short passes.
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Latin
Etymology 1
From melinus (“of or pertaining to honey”), from mel (“honey”).
Alternative forms
- mellina
Noun
melina f (genitive melinae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | melina | melinae |
| genitive | melinae | melinārum |
| dative | melinae | melinīs |
| accusative | melinam | melinās |
| ablative | melinā | melinīs |
| vocative | melina | melinae |
Synonyms
- (mead): hydromeli
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Etymology 2
From mēlīnus (“of or pertaining to a marten”), from mēles (“marten, badger”).
Alternative forms
- mellīna
Noun
mēlīna f (genitive mēlīnae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēlīna | mēlīnae |
| genitive | mēlīnae | mēlīnārum |
| dative | mēlīnae | mēlīnīs |
| accusative | mēlīnam | mēlīnās |
| ablative | mēlīnā | mēlīnīs |
| vocative | mēlīna | mēlīnae |
Related terms
References
- melina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “melina”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- melina in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈlʲi.na/
Noun
melina f
- (colloquial, pejorative) hideout; den; place where illegal wares are stored and sold
- (colloquial, pejorative) decrepit, sleazy dwelling or establishment
- (slang, humorous) room that houses a party during a group excursion