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Melis

Melis

See also: melis

Turkish

Proper noun

Melis

  1. A female given name.

Declension

melis

melis

See also: Melis

Gothic

Romanization

mēlis

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐍃

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.lis/, [ˈmeː.lɪs]

Noun

mēlis

  1. genitive singular of mēlēs

References


Latvian

Etymology

Derived from the same stem as Latvian meli (lie, untruth) (q.v.), made into a 2nd-declension masculine noun.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

melis m (2nd declension, feminine form: mele)

  1. (male) liar, deceiver (someone who tells lies, who deceives others)
    meļu, blēžu un krāpnieku banda ― a gang of liars, swindlers, and cheats
    atmaskot meli ― to unmask a liar
    par Rabaru teica: tas esot tāds melis, ka pašu vilku varot izmelot no meža lauka ― about Rabars they said: he is such a liar, he could even convince a wolf to come out of the woods

Declension

Related terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), melot”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7