méla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mela"

Romagnol

Al mèl — The apples

Alternative forms

• mäila (Santarcangelo)

Etymology

From Late Latin mēla (“apples”), neuter accusative plural of Late Latin mēlum (“apple”), from Latin mālum (“apple”).

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈmeːlɐ]

Noun

méla f (plural mél) (Ravenna, Forlì, Rimini, Sarsina e Careste, Ville Unite, Imola, Sesto Imolese, Faenza, Alfonsine)

1. apple

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 368
• Ercolani, Libero (1971) Vocabolario Romagnolo-Italiano, Monte di Ravenna, page 277
• Vitali, Daniele, Pioggia, Davide (2016) Dialetti romagnoli [Romagnol dialects] (in Italian), 2 edition, Verucchio: Pazzini Stampatore Editore srl, page 23