meldar

Ladino

Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin meletō, from Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō). Cognate with Catalan maldar (“to make an effort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛldˈaɾ/

• Audio (Netanya):

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Verb

meldar (Hebrew spelling מילדאר)

1. (transitive) to read

   Synonym: leer

   • 1992, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], numbers 45–48, page 58:

     Este viejo ke tenia los vistidos rotos i suzios vino i se asento enfrente de Sarika, kito de su djep un jurnal amariyo kon manchas de azeyte i se metio a meldarlo sin darle importansa.

     This old man wearing torn and dirty clothes came and sat down in front of Sarika, taking a yellow, oil-stained journal out of his pocket, and it was put down for reading without specifying its importance.

2. (transitive) to study (at a certain school)

   Synonym: estudiar

   El meldó en el Saint-Joseph.

   He studied at Saint-Joseph.

Noun

meldar m (Hebrew spelling מילדאר)

1. ceremonial reading or religious study; particularly reading of memorial prayer for the dead

Conjugation

    Conjugation of meldar

infinitive		simple		meldar
		compound		aver meldado
gerund		simple		meldando
		compound		aviendo meldado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		meldado		meldados
		feminine		meldada		meldadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	meldo	meldas	melda	meldamos	meldáx	meldan
	imperfect	meldava	meldavas	meldava	meldávamos	meldavax	meldavan
	preterite	meldí	meldates	meldó	meldimos	meldatex	meldaron
	future	meldaré	meldarás	meldará	meldaremos	meldaréx	meldarán
	conditional	meldaría	meldarías	meldaría	meldaríamos	meldaríax	meldarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	melde	meldes	melde	meldemos	meldéx	melden
	imperfect	meldara	meldaras	meldara	meldáramos	meldarax	meldaran
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	melda	—	—	meldad	—
	negative	—	no meldes	—	—	no meldéx	—

Derived terms

• meldado (מילדאדו, “a religious ceremony for the soul of the dead”)
• meldahon (מילדאהון, “learned, erudite, scholar, bookworm”)