"melma" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmel.ma/, /ˈmɛl.ma/ Forms: melme [plural]
Rhymes: -elma, -ɛlma Etymology: Borrowed from Lombardic melm or similar Germanic root, with meaning similar to Dutch melm (“dry earth”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malaną. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|lng|melm}} Borrowed from Lombardic melm, {{cog|nl|melm||dry earth}} Dutch melm (“dry earth”), {{der|it|gem-pro|*malaną}} Proto-Germanic *malaną Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} melma f (plural melme)
  1. slime Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-melma-it-noun-ZxFqi1Qm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  2. mud, muck Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-melma-it-noun-VRMoXRBw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  3. slush Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-melma-it-noun-yK06LHc8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lng",
        "3": "melm"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Lombardic melm",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "melm",
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      "expansion": "Dutch melm (“dry earth”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mél‧ma, mèl‧ma"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "mél",
        "ma"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "mèl",
        "ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmel.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛl.ma/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elma"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlma"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Dutch melm (“dry earth”)",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "mél",
        "ma"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "mèl",
        "ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "slime"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slime",
          "slime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mud, muck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ],
        [
          "muck",
          "muck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slush",
          "slush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmel.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛl.ma/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elma"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "melma"
}

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