"μέλας" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mé.laːs/, /ˈme.las/, /ˈme.las/, /mé.laːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.las/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.las/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.las/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.las/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *mélās, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. The feminine -αινα (-aina) originates from *-ih₂; see -ια (-ia) Cognates include Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”), Latvian melns, Old Prussian melne and Lithuanian mėlynas (which changed the meaning to "blue"). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*mélās}} Proto-Hellenic *mélās, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*melh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-, {{m|grc||-αινα}} -αινα (-aina), {{m|ine-pro||*-ih₂}} *-ih₂, {{m|grc|-ια}} -ια (-ia), {{cog|sa|मल||dirt, filth, dust}} Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”), {{cog|lv|melns}} Latvian melns, {{cog|prg|melne}} Old Prussian melne, {{cog|lt|mėlynas}} Lithuanian mėlynas Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|μέλᾱς|αινᾰ|comp=μελᾰ́ντερος, μελᾰνώτερος|super=μελᾰ́ντᾰτος, μελαινότατος}}, {{grc-adecl|μέλᾱς|αινᾰ|comp=μελᾰ́ντερος, μελᾰνώτερος|dial=epi|super=μελᾰ́ντᾰτος, μελαινότατος}} Forms: μέλᾱς [canonical], mélās [romanization], μέλαινᾰ [feminine], μέλᾰν [neuter], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], μέλᾱς [masculine, nominative, singular], μέλαινᾰ [feminine, nominative, singular], μέλᾰν [neuter, nominative, singular], μέλᾰνε [dual, masculine, nominative], μελαίνᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], μέλᾰνε [dual, neuter, nominative], μέλᾰνες [masculine, nominative, plural], μέλαιναι [feminine, nominative, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], μέλᾰνος [genitive, masculine, singular], μελαίνης [feminine, genitive, singular], μέλᾰνος [genitive, neuter, singular], μελᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive, masculine], μελαίναιν [dual, feminine, genitive], μελᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], μελᾰ́νων [genitive, masculine, plural], μελαινῶν [feminine, genitive, plural], μελᾰ́νων [genitive, neuter, plural], μέλᾰνῐ [dative, masculine, singular], μελαίνῃ [dative, feminine, singular], μέλᾰνῐ [dative, neuter, singular], μελᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual, masculine], μελαίναιν [dative, dual, feminine], μελᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual, neuter], μέλᾰσῐ [dative, masculine, plural], μέλᾰσῐν [dative, masculine, plural], mélasi [dative, masculine, plural], mélasin [dative, masculine, plural], μελαίναις [dative, feminine, plural], μέλᾰσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], mélasi [dative, neuter, plural], mélasin [dative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [accusative, masculine, singular], μέλαινᾰν [accusative, feminine, singular], μέλᾰν [accusative, neuter, singular], μέλᾰνε [accusative, dual, masculine], μελαίνᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], μέλᾰνε [accusative, dual, neuter], μέλᾰνᾰς [accusative, masculine, plural], μελαίνᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰν [masculine, singular, vocative], μέλαινᾰ [feminine, singular, vocative], μέλᾰν [neuter, singular, vocative], μέλᾰνε [dual, masculine, vocative], μελαίνᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], μέλᾰνε [dual, neuter, vocative], μέλᾰνες [masculine, plural, vocative], μέλαιναι [feminine, plural, vocative], μέλᾰνᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], μελᾰ́νως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰ́ντερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰνώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰ́ντᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], μελαινότατος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], μέλᾱς [masculine, nominative, singular], μέλαινᾰ [feminine, nominative, singular], μέλᾰν [neuter, nominative, singular], μέλᾰνε [dual, masculine, nominative], μελαίνᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], μέλᾰνε [dual, neuter, nominative], μέλᾰνες [masculine, nominative, plural], μέλαιναι [feminine, nominative, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], μέλᾰνος [genitive, masculine, singular], μελαίνης [feminine, genitive, singular], μέλᾰνος [genitive, neuter, singular], μελᾰ́νοιῐν [dual, genitive, masculine], μελαίναιν [dual, feminine, genitive], μελαίναιῐν [dual, feminine, genitive], μελαίνῃῐν [dual, feminine, genitive], melaínain [dual, feminine, genitive], melaínaiin [dual, feminine, genitive], melaínēiin [dual, feminine, genitive], μελᾰ́νοιῐν [dual, genitive, neuter], μελᾰ́νων [genitive, masculine, plural], μελαινᾱ́ων [feminine, genitive, plural], μελαινέ͜ων [feminine, genitive, plural], μελαινῶν [feminine, genitive, plural], μελᾰ́νων [genitive, neuter, plural], μέλᾰνῐ [dative, masculine, singular], μελαίνῃ [dative, feminine, singular], μέλᾰνῐ [dative, neuter, singular], μελᾰ́νοιῐν [dative, dual, masculine], μελαίναιν [dative, dual, feminine], μελαίναιῐν [dative, dual, feminine], μελαίνῃῐν [dative, dual, feminine], melaínain [dative, dual, feminine], melaínaiin [dative, dual, feminine], melaínēiin [dative, dual, feminine], μελᾰ́νοιῐν [dative, dual, neuter], μέλᾰσῐ [dative, masculine, plural], μέλᾰσῐν [dative, masculine, plural], μελᾰ́νεσσῐ [dative, masculine, plural], μελᾰ́νεσσῐν [dative, masculine, plural], μελᾰ́νεσῐ [dative, masculine, plural], μελᾰ́νεσῐν [dative, masculine, plural], mélasi [dative, masculine, plural], mélasin [dative, masculine, plural], melánessi [dative, masculine, plural], melánessin [dative, masculine, plural], melánesi [dative, masculine, plural], melánesin [dative, masculine, plural], μελαίνῃσῐ [dative, feminine, plural], μελαίνῃσῐν [dative, feminine, plural], μελαίνῃς [dative, feminine, plural], μελαίναις [dative, feminine, plural], melaínēisi [dative, feminine, plural], melaínēisin [dative, feminine, plural], melaínēis [dative, feminine, plural], melaínais [dative, feminine, plural], μέλᾰσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], μελᾰ́νεσσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], μελᾰ́νεσσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], μελᾰ́νεσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], μελᾰ́νεσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], mélasi [dative, neuter, plural], mélasin [dative, neuter, plural], melánessi [dative, neuter, plural], melánessin [dative, neuter, plural], melánesi [dative, neuter, plural], melánesin [dative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [accusative, masculine, singular], μέλαινᾰν [accusative, feminine, singular], μέλᾰν [accusative, neuter, singular], μέλᾰνε [accusative, dual, masculine], μελαίνᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], μέλᾰνε [accusative, dual, neuter], μέλᾰνᾰς [accusative, masculine, plural], μελαίνᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], μέλᾰνᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], μέλᾰν [masculine, singular, vocative], μέλαινᾰ [feminine, singular, vocative], μέλᾰν [neuter, singular, vocative], μέλᾰνε [dual, masculine, vocative], μελαίνᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], μέλᾰνε [dual, neuter, vocative], μέλᾰνες [masculine, plural, vocative], μέλαιναι [feminine, plural, vocative], μέλᾰνᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], μελᾰ́νως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰ́ντερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰνώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μελᾰ́ντᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], μελαινότατος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-μέλας-grc-adj-vtaRke5t Disambiguation of Colors: 36 21 21 3 19 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 56 3 6 4 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 4 8 5 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 4 8 5 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 47 5 9 6 32
  2. (figuratively) evil, black, dark Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-μέλας-grc-adj-i1VlZCTc
  3. (figuratively) dark, obscure Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-μέλας-grc-adj-epHWqMfL
  4. (of the voice) indistinct
    Sense id: en-μέλας-grc-adj-K6rnBTRm
  5. (medicine) causing black secretions Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-μέλας-grc-adj-Nytv1YS- Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κελαινός (kelainós), μελάγχιμος (melánkhimos), μέλαις (mélais) [Aeolic], μελανός (melanós) [Koine]
Derived forms: ἀμφιμέλας (amphimélas), ἀρκομέλας (arkomélas), ἐπιμέλας (epimélas), ἐρυθρομέλας (eruthromélas), εὐμέλανος (eumélanos), ζμυρνόμελαν (zmurnómelan), λευκομέλᾱς (leukomélās), μελάγγαιος (melángaios), μελαγγραφής (melangraphḗs), μελάγκαρπος (melánkarpos), μελαγκέρως (melankérōs), μελαγκευθής (melankeuthḗs), μελάγκολπος (melánkolpos), μελαγκόμης (melankómēs), μελαγκόρυφος (melankóruphos), μελάγκουρος (melánkouros), μελάγκραιρα (melánkraira), μελαγκράνινος (melankráninos), μελαγκρανίς (melankranís), μελαγκρήπις (melankrḗpis), μελάγκροκος (melánkrokos), μελάγκωπος (melánkōpos), μελαγχαίτης (melankhaítēs), μελάγχιμος (melánkhimos), μελαγχίτων (melankhítōn), μελάγχλαινος (melánkhlainos), μελάγχλωρος (melánkhlōros), μελαγχολάω (melankholáō), μελάγχροος (melánkhroos), μελαινάς (melainás), μελαινίς (melainís), μελαίνω (melaínō), μελαμβαθής (melambathḗs), μελαμβαφής (melambaphḗs), μελάμβιος (melámbios), μελάμβοος (melámboos), μελαμβόρειος (melambóreios), μελάμβροτος (melámbrotos), μελάμβωλος (melámbōlos), μελαμπαγής (melampagḗs), μελάμπεπλος (melámpeplos), μελαμπέταλος (melampétalos), μελάμπετρος (melámpetros), μελαμπόρφυρος (melampórphuros), μελάμπους (melámpous), μελαμπράσιον (melamprásion), μελάμπρῳρος (melámprōiros), μελάμπυγος (melámpugos), μελάμπυρον (melámpuron), μελαμφαής (melamphaḗs), μελαμφαρής (melampharḗs), μελάμφυλλος (melámphullos), μελάμφωνος (melámphōnos), μελαμψήφις (melampsḗphis), μελαμψίθιος (melampsíthios), μελάμψωρος (melámpsōros), μέλαν (mélan), μελανάετος (melanáetos), μελαναθήρ (melanathḗr), μελάναιγις (melánaigis), μελαναίων (melanaíōn), μελαναυγής (melanaugḗs), μελάνδετος (melándetos), μελανδίνης (melandínēs), μελανδόκος (melandókos), μελάνδρυον (melándruon), μελάνδρυος (melándruos), μελάνδρυς (melándrus), μελανειδέω (melaneidéō), μελανείμων (melaneímōn), μελανέω (melanéō), μελάνζοφος (melánzophos), μελανηφόρος (melanēphóros), μελανθέα (melanthéa), μελανθής (melanthḗs), μελάνθιον (melánthion), Μελάνθιος (Melánthios), Μέλανθος (Mélanthos), μελανία (melanía), μελανίζω (melanízō), μελάνιον (melánion), Μελανίππη (Melaníppē), μελάνιππος (melánippos), μελανίχροος (melaníkhroos), μελανόγραμμος (melanógrammos), μελανοδέρματος (melanodérmatos), μελανοδοχεῖον (melanodokheîon), μελανοειδής (melanoeidḗs), μελάνοζυξ (melánozux), μελανοκάρδιος (melanokárdios), μελανόκολπος (melanókolpos), μελανόμαλλος (melanómallos), μελανόμματος (melanómmatos), μελανονεκυοείμων (melanonekuoeímōn), μελανονεφής (melanonephḗs), μελανόομαι (melanóomai), μελανοπλόκαμος (melanoplókamos), μελανόπτερος (melanópteros), μελανοπτέρυξ (melanoptérux), μελανόπωλος (melanópōlos), μελανορράβδωτος (melanorrhábdōtos), μελανόρριζον (melanórrhizon), μελανός (melanós), μελανοσπαλάκισσα (melanospalákissa), μελάνοσσος (melánossos), μελανόστερφος (melanósterphos), μελανόστικτος (melanóstiktos), μελανόστολος (melanóstolos), μελάνοστος (melánostos), μελανοσυρμαῖος (melanosurmaîos), μελανότης (melanótēs), μελάνουρος (melánouros), μελανόφαιος (melanóphaios), μελανόφθαλμος (melanóphthalmos), μελανόφλεψ (melanóphleps), μελανοφορέω (melanophoréō), μελανοφόρος (melanophóros), μελάνοφρυς (melánophrus), μέλανσις (mélansis), μελάνσπερμον (melánspermon), μελάνστερνος (melánsternos), μελαντελχής (melantelkhḗs), μελαντηρία (melantēría), μελαντήριον (melantḗrion), μελαντραγής (melantragḗs), μελάνυδρος (melánudros), μελάνω (melánō), μελανώδης (melanṓdēs), μελανῶπις (melanôpis), μελάρρινος (melárrhinos), Μέλας (Mélas), μέλασμα (mélasma), μελασμός (melasmós), μελᾰ́νθρῐξ (melánthrix), μεσομέλας (mesomélas), ὁλομέλας (holomélas), παμμέλας (pammélas), περιμέλας (perimélas), ῥυπαρομέλας (rhuparomélas), ὑπομέλας (hupomélas), χλωρομέλας (khlōromélas), ὠχρομέλας (ōkhromélas) Related terms: μέλαν (mélan), λευκός (leukós), γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós), ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās), ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós), κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós), πυρρός (purrhós), ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos), μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós), ὠχρός (ōkhrós), πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos), χλωρός (khlōrós), χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās), κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos), ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos), ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops), ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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      "word": "μελαίνω"
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      "word": "μελάμβοος"
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    {
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      "word": "μελαμπαγής"
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      "word": "μελάμπεπλος"
    },
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      "word": "μελαμπέταλος"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "melámpetros",
      "word": "μελάμπετρος"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melampórphuros",
      "word": "μελαμπόρφυρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámpous",
      "word": "μελάμπους"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melamprásion",
      "word": "μελαμπράσιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámprōiros",
      "word": "μελάμπρῳρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámpugos",
      "word": "μελάμπυγος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámpuron",
      "word": "μελάμπυρον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melamphaḗs",
      "word": "μελαμφαής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melampharḗs",
      "word": "μελαμφαρής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámphullos",
      "word": "μελάμφυλλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámphōnos",
      "word": "μελάμφωνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melampsḗphis",
      "word": "μελαμψήφις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melampsíthios",
      "word": "μελαμψίθιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melámpsōros",
      "word": "μελάμψωρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "word": "μέλαν"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanáetos",
      "word": "μελανάετος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanathḗr",
      "word": "μελαναθήρ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánaigis",
      "word": "μελάναιγις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanaíōn",
      "word": "μελαναίων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanaugḗs",
      "word": "μελαναυγής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melándetos",
      "word": "μελάνδετος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melandínēs",
      "word": "μελανδίνης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melandókos",
      "word": "μελανδόκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melándruon",
      "word": "μελάνδρυον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melándruos",
      "word": "μελάνδρυος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melándrus",
      "word": "μελάνδρυς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melaneidéō",
      "word": "μελανειδέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melaneímōn",
      "word": "μελανείμων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanéō",
      "word": "μελανέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánzophos",
      "word": "μελάνζοφος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanēphóros",
      "word": "μελανηφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanthéa",
      "word": "μελανθέα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanthḗs",
      "word": "μελανθής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánthion",
      "word": "μελάνθιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Melánthios",
      "word": "Μελάνθιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Mélanthos",
      "word": "Μέλανθος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanía",
      "word": "μελανία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanízō",
      "word": "μελανίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánion",
      "word": "μελάνιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Melaníppē",
      "word": "Μελανίππη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánippos",
      "word": "μελάνιππος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melaníkhroos",
      "word": "μελανίχροος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanógrammos",
      "word": "μελανόγραμμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanodérmatos",
      "word": "μελανοδέρματος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanodokheîon",
      "word": "μελανοδοχεῖον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanoeidḗs",
      "word": "μελανοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánozux",
      "word": "μελάνοζυξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanokárdios",
      "word": "μελανοκάρδιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanókolpos",
      "word": "μελανόκολπος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanómallos",
      "word": "μελανόμαλλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanómmatos",
      "word": "μελανόμματος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanonekuoeímōn",
      "word": "μελανονεκυοείμων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanonephḗs",
      "word": "μελανονεφής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóomai",
      "word": "μελανόομαι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanoplókamos",
      "word": "μελανοπλόκαμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanópteros",
      "word": "μελανόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanoptérux",
      "word": "μελανοπτέρυξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanópōlos",
      "word": "μελανόπωλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanorrhábdōtos",
      "word": "μελανορράβδωτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanórrhizon",
      "word": "μελανόρριζον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanós",
      "word": "μελανός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanospalákissa",
      "word": "μελανοσπαλάκισσα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánossos",
      "word": "μελάνοσσος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanósterphos",
      "word": "μελανόστερφος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóstiktos",
      "word": "μελανόστικτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóstolos",
      "word": "μελανόστολος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánostos",
      "word": "μελάνοστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanosurmaîos",
      "word": "μελανοσυρμαῖος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanótēs",
      "word": "μελανότης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánouros",
      "word": "μελάνουρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóphaios",
      "word": "μελανόφαιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóphthalmos",
      "word": "μελανόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanóphleps",
      "word": "μελανόφλεψ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanophoréō",
      "word": "μελανοφορέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanophóros",
      "word": "μελανοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánophrus",
      "word": "μελάνοφρυς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mélansis",
      "word": "μέλανσις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánspermon",
      "word": "μελάνσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánsternos",
      "word": "μελάνστερνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melantelkhḗs",
      "word": "μελαντελχής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melantēría",
      "word": "μελαντηρία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melantḗrion",
      "word": "μελαντήριον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melantragḗs",
      "word": "μελαντραγής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánudros",
      "word": "μελάνυδρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánō",
      "word": "μελάνω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanṓdēs",
      "word": "μελανώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanôpis",
      "word": "μελανῶπις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melárrhinos",
      "word": "μελάρρινος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Mélas",
      "word": "Μέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mélasma",
      "word": "μέλασμα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melasmós",
      "word": "μελασμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánthrix",
      "word": "μελᾰ́νθρῐξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mesomélas",
      "word": "μεσομέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "holomélas",
      "word": "ὁλομέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pammélas",
      "word": "παμμέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "perimélas",
      "word": "περιμέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "rhuparomélas",
      "word": "ῥυπαρομέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hupomélas",
      "word": "ὑπομέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khlōromélas",
      "word": "χλωρομέλας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ōkhromélas",
      "word": "ὠχρομέλας"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μελανός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μελανός (melanós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μελανός (melanós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mela-",
            "3": "melano-",
            "4": "melas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mela-, melano-, melas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mela-, melano-, melas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*melh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*mélās"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *mélās",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*melh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-αινα"
      },
      "expansion": "-αινα (-aina)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-ih₂"
      },
      "expansion": "*-ih₂",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-ια"
      },
      "expansion": "-ια (-ia)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "मल",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dirt, filth, dust"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "melns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian melns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prg",
        "2": "melne"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Prussian melne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "mėlynas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian mėlynas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *mélās, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.\nThe feminine -αινα (-aina) originates from *-ih₂; see -ια (-ia) Cognates include Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”), Latvian melns, Old Prussian melne and Lithuanian mėlynas (which changed the meaning to \"blue\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélās",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "roman": "mélās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνης",
      "roman": "melaínēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "roman": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινῶν",
      "roman": "melainôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃ",
      "roman": "melaínēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "roman": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναις",
      "roman": "melaínais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰν",
      "roman": "mélainan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰς",
      "roman": "mélanas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱς",
      "roman": "melaínās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νως",
      "roman": "melánōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντερος",
      "roman": "melánteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰνώτερος",
      "roman": "melanṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος",
      "roman": "melántatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινότατος",
      "roman": "melainótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "roman": "mélās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνης",
      "roman": "melaínēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínaiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινᾱ́ων",
      "roman": "melainā́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινέ͜ων",
      "roman": "melainé͜ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινῶν",
      "roman": "melainôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃ",
      "roman": "melaínēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínaiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναις",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰν",
      "roman": "mélainan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰς",
      "roman": "mélanas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱς",
      "roman": "melaínās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
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      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
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        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "μελᾰ́νως",
      "roman": "melánōs",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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      "form": "μελᾰ́ντερος",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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      "form": "μελᾰνώτερος",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μελαινότατος",
      "roman": "melainótatos",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ἐρῠθρός"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "κᾰρῡ́κῐνος"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "purrhós",
      "word": "πυρρός"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "órphninos",
      "word": "ὄρφνῐνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mḗlinos",
      "word": "μήλινος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "xanthós",
      "word": "ξᾰνθός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ōkhrós",
      "word": "ὠχρός"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prásinos",
      "word": "πρᾰ́σῐνος"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khlōrós",
      "word": "χλωρός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khlōromélās",
      "word": "χλωρομέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kuáneos",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νεος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kaláïnos",
      "word": "κᾰλάϊνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "huakínthinos",
      "word": "ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ióeis",
      "word": "ἰόεις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "phoinī́keos",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κεος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "halourgḗs",
      "word": "ᾰ̔λουργής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "porphúreos",
      "word": "πορφῠ́ρεος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "oînops",
      "word": "οἶνοψ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "rhódinos",
      "word": "ῥόδινος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "rhodóeis",
      "word": "ῥοδόεις"
    }
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "47 5 9 6 32",
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        {
          "_dis": "36 21 21 3 19",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Colors",
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            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
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        }
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        {
          "english": "On [the raft] the goddess put a skin of dark wine.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.262",
          "text": "ἐν δέ οἱ ἀσκὸν ἔθηκε θεᾱ̀ μέλανος (ϝ)οἴνοιο\nen dé hoi askòn éthēke theā̀ mélanos (w)oínoio"
        }
      ],
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        "dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black"
      ],
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          "dark",
          "dark"
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          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
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          "english": "But the two did not listen at all, for the fates of black death were leading them on.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.834",
          "roman": "tṑ dé hoi oú ti peithésthēn; kêres gàr ágon mélanos thanátoio",
          "text": "τὼ δέ οἱ οὔ τι πειθέσθην· κῆρες γὰρ ἄγον μέλανος θανάτοιο"
        }
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          "evil"
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          "black",
          "black"
        ],
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          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
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      ],
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      ]
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          "obscure"
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Topics 106a.25"
        },
        {
          "text": "170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.44"
        },
        {
          "text": "155 CE – 235 CE, Cassius Dio, Collected Works 61.20"
        }
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        "indistinct"
      ],
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        "(of the voice) indistinct"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "grc:Medicine",
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            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Diseases 2.73"
        }
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          "medicine"
        ]
      ],
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        "(medicine) causing black secretions"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/mé.laːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.laːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kelainós",
      "word": "κελαινός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melánkhimos",
      "word": "μελάγχιμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mélais",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "μέλαις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "melanós",
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "word": "μελανός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέλας"
}
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    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂-",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "roman": "amphimélas",
      "word": "ἀμφιμέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "arkomélas",
      "word": "ἀρκομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "epimélas",
      "word": "ἐπιμέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eruthromélas",
      "word": "ἐρυθρομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eumélanos",
      "word": "εὐμέλανος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zmurnómelan",
      "word": "ζμυρνόμελαν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukomélās",
      "word": "λευκομέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melángaios",
      "word": "μελάγγαιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melangraphḗs",
      "word": "μελαγγραφής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkarpos",
      "word": "μελάγκαρπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankérōs",
      "word": "μελαγκέρως"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankeuthḗs",
      "word": "μελαγκευθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkolpos",
      "word": "μελάγκολπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankómēs",
      "word": "μελαγκόμης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankóruphos",
      "word": "μελαγκόρυφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkouros",
      "word": "μελάγκουρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkraira",
      "word": "μελάγκραιρα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankráninos",
      "word": "μελαγκράνινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankranís",
      "word": "μελαγκρανίς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankrḗpis",
      "word": "μελαγκρήπις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkrokos",
      "word": "μελάγκροκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkōpos",
      "word": "μελάγκωπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankhaítēs",
      "word": "μελαγχαίτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkhimos",
      "word": "μελάγχιμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankhítōn",
      "word": "μελαγχίτων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkhlainos",
      "word": "μελάγχλαινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkhlōros",
      "word": "μελάγχλωρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melankholáō",
      "word": "μελαγχολάω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkhroos",
      "word": "μελάγχροος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melainás",
      "word": "μελαινάς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melainís",
      "word": "μελαινίς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melaínō",
      "word": "μελαίνω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melambathḗs",
      "word": "μελαμβαθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melambaphḗs",
      "word": "μελαμβαφής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámbios",
      "word": "μελάμβιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámboos",
      "word": "μελάμβοος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melambóreios",
      "word": "μελαμβόρειος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámbrotos",
      "word": "μελάμβροτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámbōlos",
      "word": "μελάμβωλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampagḗs",
      "word": "μελαμπαγής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpeplos",
      "word": "μελάμπεπλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampétalos",
      "word": "μελαμπέταλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpetros",
      "word": "μελάμπετρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampórphuros",
      "word": "μελαμπόρφυρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpous",
      "word": "μελάμπους"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melamprásion",
      "word": "μελαμπράσιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámprōiros",
      "word": "μελάμπρῳρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpugos",
      "word": "μελάμπυγος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpuron",
      "word": "μελάμπυρον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melamphaḗs",
      "word": "μελαμφαής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampharḗs",
      "word": "μελαμφαρής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámphullos",
      "word": "μελάμφυλλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámphōnos",
      "word": "μελάμφωνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampsḗphis",
      "word": "μελαμψήφις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melampsíthios",
      "word": "μελαμψίθιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melámpsōros",
      "word": "μελάμψωρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mélan",
      "word": "μέλαν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanáetos",
      "word": "μελανάετος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanathḗr",
      "word": "μελαναθήρ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánaigis",
      "word": "μελάναιγις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanaíōn",
      "word": "μελαναίων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanaugḗs",
      "word": "μελαναυγής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melándetos",
      "word": "μελάνδετος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melandínēs",
      "word": "μελανδίνης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melandókos",
      "word": "μελανδόκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melándruon",
      "word": "μελάνδρυον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melándruos",
      "word": "μελάνδρυος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melándrus",
      "word": "μελάνδρυς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melaneidéō",
      "word": "μελανειδέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melaneímōn",
      "word": "μελανείμων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanéō",
      "word": "μελανέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánzophos",
      "word": "μελάνζοφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanēphóros",
      "word": "μελανηφόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanthéa",
      "word": "μελανθέα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanthḗs",
      "word": "μελανθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánthion",
      "word": "μελάνθιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Melánthios",
      "word": "Μελάνθιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Mélanthos",
      "word": "Μέλανθος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanía",
      "word": "μελανία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanízō",
      "word": "μελανίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánion",
      "word": "μελάνιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Melaníppē",
      "word": "Μελανίππη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánippos",
      "word": "μελάνιππος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melaníkhroos",
      "word": "μελανίχροος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanógrammos",
      "word": "μελανόγραμμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanodérmatos",
      "word": "μελανοδέρματος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanodokheîon",
      "word": "μελανοδοχεῖον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanoeidḗs",
      "word": "μελανοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánozux",
      "word": "μελάνοζυξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanokárdios",
      "word": "μελανοκάρδιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanókolpos",
      "word": "μελανόκολπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanómallos",
      "word": "μελανόμαλλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanómmatos",
      "word": "μελανόμματος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanonekuoeímōn",
      "word": "μελανονεκυοείμων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanonephḗs",
      "word": "μελανονεφής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóomai",
      "word": "μελανόομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanoplókamos",
      "word": "μελανοπλόκαμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanópteros",
      "word": "μελανόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanoptérux",
      "word": "μελανοπτέρυξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanópōlos",
      "word": "μελανόπωλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanorrhábdōtos",
      "word": "μελανορράβδωτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanórrhizon",
      "word": "μελανόρριζον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanós",
      "word": "μελανός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanospalákissa",
      "word": "μελανοσπαλάκισσα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánossos",
      "word": "μελάνοσσος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanósterphos",
      "word": "μελανόστερφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóstiktos",
      "word": "μελανόστικτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóstolos",
      "word": "μελανόστολος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánostos",
      "word": "μελάνοστος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanosurmaîos",
      "word": "μελανοσυρμαῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanótēs",
      "word": "μελανότης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánouros",
      "word": "μελάνουρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóphaios",
      "word": "μελανόφαιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóphthalmos",
      "word": "μελανόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanóphleps",
      "word": "μελανόφλεψ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanophoréō",
      "word": "μελανοφορέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanophóros",
      "word": "μελανοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánophrus",
      "word": "μελάνοφρυς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mélansis",
      "word": "μέλανσις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánspermon",
      "word": "μελάνσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánsternos",
      "word": "μελάνστερνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melantelkhḗs",
      "word": "μελαντελχής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melantēría",
      "word": "μελαντηρία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melantḗrion",
      "word": "μελαντήριον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melantragḗs",
      "word": "μελαντραγής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánudros",
      "word": "μελάνυδρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánō",
      "word": "μελάνω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanṓdēs",
      "word": "μελανώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanôpis",
      "word": "μελανῶπις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melárrhinos",
      "word": "μελάρρινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Mélas",
      "word": "Μέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mélasma",
      "word": "μέλασμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melasmós",
      "word": "μελασμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánthrix",
      "word": "μελᾰ́νθρῐξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mesomélas",
      "word": "μεσομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "holomélas",
      "word": "ὁλομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pammélas",
      "word": "παμμέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "perimélas",
      "word": "περιμέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rhuparomélas",
      "word": "ῥυπαρομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hupomélas",
      "word": "ὑπομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khlōromélas",
      "word": "χλωρομέλας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ōkhromélas",
      "word": "ὠχρομέλας"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μελανός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μελανός (melanós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μελανός (melanós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mela-",
            "3": "melano-",
            "4": "melas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mela-, melano-, melas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mela-, melano-, melas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*melh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*mélās"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *mélās",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*melh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-αινα"
      },
      "expansion": "-αινα (-aina)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-ih₂"
      },
      "expansion": "*-ih₂",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-ια"
      },
      "expansion": "-ια (-ia)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "मल",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dirt, filth, dust"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "melns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian melns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prg",
        "2": "melne"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Prussian melne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "mėlynas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian mėlynas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *mélās, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.\nThe feminine -αινα (-aina) originates from *-ih₂; see -ια (-ia) Cognates include Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, filth, dust”), Latvian melns, Old Prussian melne and Lithuanian mėlynas (which changed the meaning to \"blue\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélās",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "roman": "mélās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνης",
      "roman": "melaínēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "roman": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινῶν",
      "roman": "melainôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃ",
      "roman": "melaínēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "roman": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "melánoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναις",
      "roman": "melaínais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰν",
      "roman": "mélainan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰς",
      "roman": "mélanas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱς",
      "roman": "melaínās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νως",
      "roman": "melánōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντερος",
      "roman": "melánteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰνώτερος",
      "roman": "melanṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος",
      "roman": "melántatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινότατος",
      "roman": "melainótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾱς",
      "roman": "mélās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνης",
      "roman": "melaínēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνος",
      "roman": "mélanos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínaiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινᾱ́ων",
      "roman": "melainā́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινέ͜ων",
      "roman": "melainé͜ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινῶν",
      "roman": "melainôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "melánōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃ",
      "roman": "melaínēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνῐ",
      "roman": "mélani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναιῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínaiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νοιῐν",
      "roman": "melánoiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνῃς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίναις",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínēis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melaínais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélasin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánessin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melánesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰν",
      "roman": "mélainan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰς",
      "roman": "mélanas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱς",
      "roman": "melaínās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαινᾰ",
      "roman": "mélaina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰν",
      "roman": "mélan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαίνᾱ",
      "roman": "melaínā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνε",
      "roman": "mélane",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνες",
      "roman": "mélanes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλαιναι",
      "roman": "mélainai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλᾰνᾰ",
      "roman": "mélana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νως",
      "roman": "melánōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντερος",
      "roman": "melánteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰνώτερος",
      "roman": "melanṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος",
      "roman": "melántatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελαινότατος",
      "roman": "melainótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλᾱς",
        "2": "αινᾰ",
        "comp": "μελᾰ́ντερος, μελᾰνώτερος",
        "super": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος, μελαινότατος"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλᾱς",
        "2": "αινᾰ",
        "comp": "μελᾰ́ντερος, μελᾰνώτερος",
        "dial": "epi",
        "super": "μελᾰ́ντᾰτος, μελαινότατος"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mélan",
      "word": "μέλαν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukós",
      "word": "λευκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "glaukós",
      "word": "γλαυκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "killós",
      "word": "κῐλλός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "poliós",
      "word": "πολῐός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "phaiós",
      "word": "φαιός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharopós",
      "word": "χαροπός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "amaurós",
      "word": "ᾰ̓μαυρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kelainós",
      "word": "κελαινός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maurós",
      "word": "μαυρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mélās",
      "word": "μέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eruthrós",
      "word": "ἐρῠθρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karū́kinos",
      "word": "κᾰρῡ́κῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kókkinos",
      "word": "κόκκῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "phoinós",
      "word": "φοινός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "purrhós",
      "word": "πυρρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "órphninos",
      "word": "ὄρφνῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mḗlinos",
      "word": "μήλινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xanthós",
      "word": "ξᾰνθός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ōkhrós",
      "word": "ὠχρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prásinos",
      "word": "πρᾰ́σῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khlōrós",
      "word": "χλωρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khlōromélās",
      "word": "χλωρομέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuáneos",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νεος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaláïnos",
      "word": "κᾰλάϊνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huakínthinos",
      "word": "ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ióeis",
      "word": "ἰόεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "phoinī́keos",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κεος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "halourgḗs",
      "word": "ᾰ̔λουργής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "porphúreos",
      "word": "πορφῠ́ρεος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "oînops",
      "word": "οἶνοψ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rhódinos",
      "word": "ῥόδινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rhodóeis",
      "word": "ῥοδόεις"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "On [the raft] the goddess put a skin of dark wine.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.262",
          "text": "ἐν δέ οἱ ἀσκὸν ἔθηκε θεᾱ̀ μέλανος (ϝ)οἴνοιο\nen dé hoi askòn éthēke theā̀ mélanos (w)oínoio"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ],
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But the two did not listen at all, for the fates of black death were leading them on.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.834",
          "roman": "tṑ dé hoi oú ti peithésthēn; kêres gàr ágon mélanos thanátoio",
          "text": "τὼ δέ οἱ οὔ τι πειθέσθην· κῆρες γὰρ ἄγον μέλανος θανάτοιο"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evil, black, dark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ],
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) evil, black, dark"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dark, obscure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ],
        [
          "obscure",
          "obscure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) dark, obscure"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Topics 106a.25"
        },
        {
          "text": "170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.44"
        },
        {
          "text": "155 CE – 235 CE, Cassius Dio, Collected Works 61.20"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indistinct"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indistinct",
          "indistinct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of the voice) indistinct"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the voice"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Medicine"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Diseases 2.73"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "causing black secretions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) causing black secretions"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.laːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.laːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.las/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kelainós",
      "word": "κελαινός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melánkhimos",
      "word": "μελάγχιμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mélais",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "μέλαις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "melanós",
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "word": "μελανός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέλας"
}
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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: μέλας/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'declension-3', 'Attic'}",
  "path": [
    "μέλας"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "μέλας",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: μέλας/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'declension-3', 'Epic'}",
  "path": [
    "μέλας"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "μέλας",
  "trace": ""
}

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