English

Noun

melas

1. plural of mela

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλας ‎(mélas, “dark, black”)

Adjective

melas

1. (New Latin) dark (in colour), black

References

• melas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “melas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• melas in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• melas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• melas in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• melas in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly