"Meles" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈme.leːs/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛɫ̪eːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈme.les/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈmɛːles] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέλης (Mélēs), believed to be of Anatolian/Lydian origin, as many rivers in Asia Minor had this name, written this way by the Greeks to give it a Greek meaning. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Μέλης}} Ancient Greek Μέλης (Mélēs), {{der|la|ine-ana|-}} Anatolian, {{der|la|xld|-}} Lydian Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Melēs/Melēt<3>|g=m}} Melēs m sg (genitive Melētis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Melēs/Melēt<3>}} Forms: Melēs [canonical, masculine, singular], Melētis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Melēs [nominative, singular], Melētis [genitive, singular], Melētī [dative, singular], Melētem [accusative, singular], Melēte [ablative, singular], Melēs [singular, vocative]
  1. a river of Ionia, celebrated in the antiquity for the healing powers of its water Tags: declension-3 Categories (place): Rivers, Turkey

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin meles (“badger”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|meles||badger}} Latin meles (“badger”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Meles|nogendercat=1}} Meles m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – badgers. Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Hyponyms (genus): Meles meles (english: type species), Meles anakuma (english: Japanese badger), Meles leucurus (english: other extant species), †Meles hollitzeri, †Meles thorali (english: extinct species) Derived forms: †Arctomeles, Melodon, Melogale, Promeles, Melogna in neapolitan
    Sense id: en-Meles-mul-name-7GDUPO9N Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Tetrapoda (english: superclass), Mammalia (english: subfamily) [class], Theria – supercohort (english: subfamily), Eutheria (english: infraclass), Carnivora (english: order), Caniformia (english: suborder), Mustelidae (english: family), Melinae (english: subfamily)
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