See melns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "balts"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "iemelns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "melnīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "melngans"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "melnais mežastrazds"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "melnums"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "bat-pro",
"3": "*mel(n)-",
"4": "",
"5": "black, blue"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Baltic *mel(n)- (“black, blue”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mel-",
"4": "",
"5": "dark, red, dirty"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“dark, red, dirty”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "mė́lynas",
"3": "",
"4": "blue"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian mė́lynas (“blue”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "prg",
"2": "melne",
"3": "",
"4": "bruise"
},
"expansion": "Old Prussian melne (“bruise”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "mēla",
"3": "",
"4": "writing characters"
},
"expansion": "Gothic mēla (“writing characters”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "mālōn",
"3": "",
"4": "to paint, to draw"
},
"expansion": "Old High German mālōn (“to paint, to draw”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "malen",
"3": "",
"4": "to paint"
},
"expansion": "German malen (“to paint”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "मल",
"3": "",
"4": "dirty"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirty”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "μέλας",
"3": "",
"4": "black, dark"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mulleus",
"3": "",
"4": "reddish"
},
"expansion": "Latin mulleus (“reddish”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Baltic *mel(n)- (“black, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“dark, red, dirty”). Cognates include Lithuanian mė́lynas (“blue”), Old Prussian melne (“bruise”), Gothic mēla (“writing characters”), Old High German mālōn (“to paint, to draw”), German malen (“to paint”), Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirty”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”) (< *melans), Latin mulleus (“reddish”) (< *mulneyos).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "melnais",
"tags": [
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "melnāks",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "vismelnākais",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "melni",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "lv-decl-adj",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "melns",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melniem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melniem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnos",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"10": "vismelnākais",
"11": "adverb",
"12": "melni",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "definite",
"6": "melnais",
"7": "comparative",
"8": "melnāks",
"9": "superlative",
"cat2": "",
"cat3": ""
},
"expansion": "melns (definite melnais, comparative melnāks, superlative vismelnākais, adverb melni)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "meln"
},
"expansion": "melns (definite melnais, comparative melnāks, superlative vismelnākais, adverb melni)",
"name": "lv-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "meln",
"extrawidth": "-100"
},
"name": "lv-decl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "melnis"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "balts"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pelēks"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sarkans"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sārts"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "oranžs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "brūns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "dzeltens"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zaļš"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zilzaļš"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ciāns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zils"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "violets"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zilganviolets"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "indigo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fuksīns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "rozā"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "absolutely black",
"text": "absolūti melns",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black board",
"text": "melna tāfele",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black cloud",
"text": "melns mākonis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black hair",
"text": "melni mati",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black as coal, as the night",
"text": "melns kā ogle, kā nakts",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the black continent (= Africa)",
"text": "melnais kontinents",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "lady (dressed) in black",
"text": "dāma melnā",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"black (the color of something that absorbs all light and reflects none)"
],
"id": "en-melns-lv-adj-TGD6uAO1",
"links": [
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"color",
"color#English"
],
[
"something",
"something#English"
],
[
"absorb",
"absorb#English"
],
[
"light",
"light#English"
],
[
"reflect",
"reflect#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)",
"text": "melnā dzilna",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black rat (Rattus rattus)",
"text": "melnā žurka",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black pine (Pinus nigra)",
"text": "melnā priede",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black diamond",
"text": "melnais diamants",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black tea",
"text": "melnā tēja",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black coffee",
"text": "melna kafija",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"black (much darker than the average of its kind)"
],
"id": "en-melns-lv-adj-bEmT8hBq",
"links": [
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"dark",
"dark#English"
],
[
"average",
"average#English"
],
[
"kind",
"kind#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "20 16 38 3 24",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "21 6 56 10 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian words with level intonation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "23 11 50 10 6",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "lv",
"name": "Blacks",
"orig": "lv:Blacks",
"parents": [
"Colors",
"Light",
"Vision",
"Energy",
"Senses",
"Nature",
"Perception",
"All topics",
"Body",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "a Black gentleman",
"text": "melns kungs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the Black race",
"text": "melnā rase",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the Black natives",
"text": "melnie iezemieši",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Black (of a person: of dark skin color)"
],
"id": "en-melns-lv-adj-q~OrprlZ",
"links": [
[
"Black",
"black"
],
[
"person",
"person#English"
],
[
"dark",
"dark#English"
],
[
"skin",
"skin#English"
],
[
"color",
"color#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "black, dirty mouth",
"text": "melna mute",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black, dirty hands",
"text": "melnas rokas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dirty, smudged with something black or dark"
],
"id": "en-melns-lv-adj-eJWVPQ4J",
"links": [
[
"dirty",
"dirty"
],
[
"smudge",
"smudge"
],
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"dark",
"dark"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "23 23 15 3 36",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 17 25 6 36",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian undefined derivations",
"parents": [
"Undefined derivations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "23 25 11 2 39",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "22 24 7 2 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "dark power",
"text": "melnā vara",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black magic",
"text": "melnā maģija",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black list",
"text": "melnais saraksts",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black market",
"text": "melnais tirgus",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dark (wrong, objectionable, unlawful)"
],
"id": "en-melns-lv-adj-XFPM8EJZ",
"links": [
[
"dark",
"dark"
],
[
"wrong",
"wrong#English"
],
[
"objectionable",
"objectionable#English"
],
[
"unlawful",
"unlawful#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "definite form",
"raw_glosses": [
"(definite form) dark (wrong, objectionable, unlawful)"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[mǣlns]"
},
{
"audio": "lv-riga-melns.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Lv-riga-melns.ogg/Lv-riga-melns.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Lv-riga-melns.ogg"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"lv:melnā krāsa"
],
"word": "melns"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "balts"
}
],
"categories": [
"Latvian adjectives",
"Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"Latvian lemmas",
"Latvian terms derived from Proto-Baltic",
"Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latvian undefined derivations",
"Latvian words with level intonation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"lv:Blacks"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "iemelns"
},
{
"word": "melnīgs"
},
{
"word": "melngans"
},
{
"word": "melnais mežastrazds"
},
{
"word": "melnums"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "bat-pro",
"3": "*mel(n)-",
"4": "",
"5": "black, blue"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Baltic *mel(n)- (“black, blue”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mel-",
"4": "",
"5": "dark, red, dirty"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“dark, red, dirty”)",
"name": "uder"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "mė́lynas",
"3": "",
"4": "blue"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian mė́lynas (“blue”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "prg",
"2": "melne",
"3": "",
"4": "bruise"
},
"expansion": "Old Prussian melne (“bruise”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "mēla",
"3": "",
"4": "writing characters"
},
"expansion": "Gothic mēla (“writing characters”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "mālōn",
"3": "",
"4": "to paint, to draw"
},
"expansion": "Old High German mālōn (“to paint, to draw”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "malen",
"3": "",
"4": "to paint"
},
"expansion": "German malen (“to paint”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "मल",
"3": "",
"4": "dirty"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirty”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "μέλας",
"3": "",
"4": "black, dark"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mulleus",
"3": "",
"4": "reddish"
},
"expansion": "Latin mulleus (“reddish”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Baltic *mel(n)- (“black, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“dark, red, dirty”). Cognates include Lithuanian mė́lynas (“blue”), Old Prussian melne (“bruise”), Gothic mēla (“writing characters”), Old High German mālōn (“to paint, to draw”), German malen (“to paint”), Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirty”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”) (< *melans), Latin mulleus (“reddish”) (< *mulneyos).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "melnais",
"tags": [
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "melnāks",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "vismelnākais",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "melni",
"tags": [
"adverb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "lv-decl-adj",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "melns",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melniem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melniem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnos",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"locative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melnā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "melnās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"10": "vismelnākais",
"11": "adverb",
"12": "melni",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "definite",
"6": "melnais",
"7": "comparative",
"8": "melnāks",
"9": "superlative",
"cat2": "",
"cat3": ""
},
"expansion": "melns (definite melnais, comparative melnāks, superlative vismelnākais, adverb melni)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "meln"
},
"expansion": "melns (definite melnais, comparative melnāks, superlative vismelnākais, adverb melni)",
"name": "lv-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "meln",
"extrawidth": "-100"
},
"name": "lv-decl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "melnis"
},
{
"word": "balts"
},
{
"word": "pelēks"
},
{
"word": "sarkans"
},
{
"word": "sārts"
},
{
"word": "oranžs"
},
{
"word": "brūns"
},
{
"word": "dzeltens"
},
{
"word": "zaļš"
},
{
"word": "zilzaļš"
},
{
"word": "ciāns"
},
{
"word": "zils"
},
{
"word": "violets"
},
{
"word": "zilganviolets"
},
{
"word": "indigo"
},
{
"word": "fuksīns"
},
{
"word": "rozā"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "absolutely black",
"text": "absolūti melns",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black board",
"text": "melna tāfele",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black cloud",
"text": "melns mākonis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black hair",
"text": "melni mati",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black as coal, as the night",
"text": "melns kā ogle, kā nakts",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the black continent (= Africa)",
"text": "melnais kontinents",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "lady (dressed) in black",
"text": "dāma melnā",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"black (the color of something that absorbs all light and reflects none)"
],
"links": [
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"color",
"color#English"
],
[
"something",
"something#English"
],
[
"absorb",
"absorb#English"
],
[
"light",
"light#English"
],
[
"reflect",
"reflect#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)",
"text": "melnā dzilna",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black rat (Rattus rattus)",
"text": "melnā žurka",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black pine (Pinus nigra)",
"text": "melnā priede",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black diamond",
"text": "melnais diamants",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black tea",
"text": "melnā tēja",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black coffee",
"text": "melna kafija",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"black (much darker than the average of its kind)"
],
"links": [
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"dark",
"dark#English"
],
[
"average",
"average#English"
],
[
"kind",
"kind#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "a Black gentleman",
"text": "melns kungs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the Black race",
"text": "melnā rase",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the Black natives",
"text": "melnie iezemieši",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Black (of a person: of dark skin color)"
],
"links": [
[
"Black",
"black"
],
[
"person",
"person#English"
],
[
"dark",
"dark#English"
],
[
"skin",
"skin#English"
],
[
"color",
"color#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "black, dirty mouth",
"text": "melna mute",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black, dirty hands",
"text": "melnas rokas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dirty, smudged with something black or dark"
],
"links": [
[
"dirty",
"dirty"
],
[
"smudge",
"smudge"
],
[
"black",
"black"
],
[
"dark",
"dark"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "dark power",
"text": "melnā vara",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black magic",
"text": "melnā maģija",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black list",
"text": "melnais saraksts",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "black market",
"text": "melnais tirgus",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dark (wrong, objectionable, unlawful)"
],
"links": [
[
"dark",
"dark"
],
[
"wrong",
"wrong#English"
],
[
"objectionable",
"objectionable#English"
],
[
"unlawful",
"unlawful#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "definite form",
"raw_glosses": [
"(definite form) dark (wrong, objectionable, unlawful)"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[mǣlns]"
},
{
"audio": "lv-riga-melns.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Lv-riga-melns.ogg/Lv-riga-melns.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Lv-riga-melns.ogg"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"lv:melnā krāsa"
],
"word": "melns"
}
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