"Melita" meaning in Latin

See Melita in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). In reference to Mdina, apparently from its role as the seat of government over the island. Etymology templates: {{dercat|la|sem|phn}}, {{der|la|grc|Μελίτη}} Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Melita<1.loc>}} Melita f sg (genitive Melitae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Melita<1.loc>}} Forms: Melitae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Melita [nominative, singular], Melitae [genitive, singular], Melitae [dative, singular], Melitam [accusative, singular], Melitā [ablative, singular], Melita [singular, vocative], Melitae [locative, singular]
  1. Mdina (a city on the island of Malta, Malta) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Cities in Malta, Places in Malta
    Sense id: en-Melita-la-name-c-SH11DK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 0 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 17 28 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 35 3
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular
    Sense id: en-Melita-la-name-eHX8jrq7 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 0 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 17 28 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 35 3
  3. (New Latin) Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) Tags: New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta
    Sense id: en-Melita-la-name-RfpG050w Categories (other): New Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 0 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 17 28 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 39 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 35 3
  4. Mljet (an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Islands, Places in Croatia
    Sense id: en-Melita-la-name-pjRB~zr~ Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 17 28 32 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Melitē, Malta Derived forms: Melitēnsis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Melitēnsis"
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1",
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      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: مَالِطَا (māliṭā)\nMaltese: Malta (see there for further descendants)\n→ Ottoman Turkish: مالطه (malta)\nTurkish: Malta\n→ South Levantine Arabic: مالطا (mālṭa)"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Slavic: *Mьlětъ"
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        }
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        }
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        }
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      "text": "→ Greek: Μλιετ (Mliet)"
    },
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            "2": "Meleda",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: Meleda",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Meleda"
    },
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "Meleda",
            "bor": "1",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "kind": "place",
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          "Mljet#English"
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          "Adriatic#English"
        ],
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          "Croatia",
          "Croatia#English"
        ]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Melitē"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Malta"
    }
  ],
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    "la:Melita"
  ],
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}
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    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Phoenician",
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    }
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          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q193896"
        ],
        [
          "Maltese",
          "Maltese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "New Latin",
        "la:Countries",
        "la:Countries in Europe",
        "la:Malta"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q233"
        ],
        [
          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Latin) Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Islands",
        "la:Places in Croatia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mljet (an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Mljet",
          "Mljet#English"
        ],
        [
          "Adriatic",
          "Adriatic#English"
        ],
        [
          "Croatia",
          "Croatia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Melitē"
    },
    {
      "word": "Malta"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:Melita"
  ],
  "word": "Melita"
}

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