"Melis" meaning in All languages combined

See Melis on Wiktionary

Proper name [Dutch]

Etymology: Variant of Millis, which is both from Milheeze in North Brabant and shortened from the Latin names like Amilius, Amelis, Aemilius. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|nl|proper noun}} Melis
  1. a surname

Proper name [Italian]

IPA: /ˈmɛ.lis/
Rhymes: -ɛlis Etymology: Perhaps from a Sardinian word meaning "honey"; compare miele (“honey”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|sc|-}} Sardinian Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Melis m or f by sense
  1. a surname from Sardinian Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Proper name [Turkish]

IPA: [mɛlis]
Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa). Etymology templates: {{bor|tr|el|Μέλισσα}} Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa) Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Melis, {{tr-proper noun}} Melis Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Melis [nominative, singular], Melisler [nominative, plural], Melis'ler [nominative, plural], Melis'i [accusative, singular], Melisleri [accusative, plural], Melis'leri [accusative, plural], Melis'e [dative, singular], Melislere [dative, plural], Melis'lere [dative, plural], Melis'te [locative, singular], Melislerde [locative, plural], Melis'lerde [locative, plural], Melis'ten [ablative, singular], Melislerden [ablative, plural], Melis'lerden [ablative, plural], Melis'in [genitive, singular], Melislerin [genitive, plural], Melis'lerin [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Melis'im [first-person, possessed-single, possessive, singular], Melislerim [first-person, possessed-many, possessive, singular], Melis'in [possessed-single, possessive, second-person, singular], Melislerin [possessed-many, possessive, second-person, singular], Melis'i [possessed-single, possessive, singular, third-person], Melisleri [possessed-many, possessive, singular, third-person], Melis'imiz [first-person, plural, possessed-single, possessive], Melislerimiz [first-person, plural, possessed-many, possessive], Melis'iniz [plural, possessed-single, possessive, second-person], Melisleriniz [plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], Melis'i [plural, possessed-single, possessive, third-person], Melisleri [plural, possessed-single, possessive, third-person], Melisleri [plural, possessed-many, possessive, third-person]
  1. a female given name from Greek, equivalent to English Melissa
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      "form": "Melisleri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Melis",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Melis",
      "name": "tr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Turkish female given names",
        "Turkish female given names from Greek",
        "Turkish given names",
        "Turkish lemmas",
        "Turkish proper nouns",
        "Turkish terms borrowed from Greek",
        "Turkish terms derived from Greek"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from Greek, equivalent to English Melissa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Melissa",
          "Melissa#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛlis]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Melis"
}

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  "called_from": "page/1896",
  "msg": "Template nesting error: template_nesting = 1 couldn't split inflection templates, Melis/Turkish section declension",
  "path": [
    "Melis"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Melis",
  "trace": ""
}

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