melika

See also: meliką

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song, lyric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (prescriptive) /ˈmɛ.li.ka/, (colloquial) /mɛˈli.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛlika, -ika
• Syllabification: me‧li‧ka

Noun

melika f

1. (poetry) melic poem (poem strictly about music) (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   Hypernym: poemat

2. (music) element of melody regarding the selection of pitches (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of melika

	singular	plural
nominative	melika	meliki
genitive	meliki	melik
dative	melice	melikom
accusative	melikę	meliki
instrumental	meliką	melikami
locative	melice	melikach
vocative	meliko	meliki

Derived terms

adjective

• meliczny

 

adjective

• melicznie

 

Further reading

• melika in Polish dictionaries at PWN