"μέλαν" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mé.lan/, /ˈme.lan/, /ˈme.lan/, /mé.lan/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: μέλᾰν [canonical], mélan [romanization]
Etymology: Neuter substantive of μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μέλᾱς|t=black}} μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) Head templates: {{grc-adjective form|μέλᾰν}} μέλᾰν • (mélan)
  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλᾱς (mélās) Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: μέλᾱς (extra: mélās) Categories (topical): Liquids, Writing
    Sense id: en-μέλαν-grc-adj-Y54Rfslq Disambiguation of Liquids: 100 0 Disambiguation of Writing: 100 0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 92 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 86 14

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mé.lan/, /ˈme.lan/, /ˈme.lan/, /mé.lan/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.lan/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Neuter substantive of μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μέλᾱς|t=black}} μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μέλᾰν|μέλᾰνος|n|second}} μέλᾰν • (mélan) n (genitive μέλᾰνος); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέλᾰν|μέλᾰνος|form=N}} Forms: μέλᾰν [canonical], mélan [romanization], μέλᾰνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ μέλᾰν [nominative, singular], τὼ μέλᾰνε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μέλᾰνᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ μέλᾰνος [genitive, singular], τοῖν μελᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μελᾰ́νων [genitive, plural], τῷ μέλᾰνῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν μελᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς μέλᾰσῐ [dative, plural], μέλᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs mélasi [dative, plural], toîs mélasin [dative, plural], τὸ μέλᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ μέλᾰνε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μέλᾰνᾰ [accusative, plural], μέλᾰν [singular, vocative], μέλᾰνε [dual, vocative], μέλᾰνᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. ink Derived forms: μελᾰ́νῐον (melánion)
    Sense id: en-μέλαν-grc-noun-tyi353X3

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέλαν"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adjective forms",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "grc:Liquids",
    "grc:Writing"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέλᾱς",
        "t": "black"
      },
      "expansion": "μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Neuter substantive of μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλᾰν"
      },
      "expansion": "μέλᾰν • (mélan)",
      "name": "grc-adjective form"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "mélās",
          "word": "μέλᾱς"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλᾱς (mélās)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "μέλᾱς",
          "μέλας#Ancient Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.lan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.lan/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.lan/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέλαν"
}

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