melto

See also: Melto and méltó

Finnish

Etymology

melt- +‎ -o. The root is probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”), such as Old Norse *smelta or Old Swedish smælta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelto/, [ˈme̞l̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -elto
• Hyphenation^(key): mel‧to

Adjective

melto (comparative mellompi, superlative melloin)

1. ductile

Declension

Inflection of melto (Kotus type 1*I/valo, lt-ll gradation)
nominative		melto	mellot
genitive		mellon	meltojen
partitive		meltoa	meltoja
illative		meltoon	meltoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		melto	mellot
accusative	nom.	melto	mellot
	gen.	mellon
genitive		mellon	meltojen
partitive		meltoa	meltoja
inessive		mellossa	melloissa
elative		mellosta	melloista
illative		meltoon	meltoihin
adessive		mellolla	melloilla
ablative		mellolta	melloilta
allative		mellolle	melloille
essive		meltona	meltoina
translative		melloksi	melloiksi
abessive		mellotta	melloitta
instructive		—	melloin
comitative		—	meltoine

Possessive forms of melto (Kotus type 1*I/valo, lt-ll gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meltoni meltoni accusative nom. meltoni meltoni gen. meltoni genitive meltoni meltojeni partitive meltoani meltojani inessive mellossani melloissani elative mellostani melloistani illative meltooni meltoihini adessive mellollani melloillani ablative melloltani melloiltani allative mellolleni melloilleni essive meltonani meltoinani translative mellokseni melloikseni abessive mellottani melloittani instructive — — comitative — meltoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meltosi meltosi accusative nom. meltosi meltosi gen. meltosi genitive meltosi meltojesi partitive meltoasi meltojasi inessive mellossasi melloissasi elative mellostasi melloistasi illative meltoosi meltoihisi adessive mellollasi melloillasi ablative melloltasi melloiltasi allative mellollesi melloillesi essive meltonasi meltoinasi translative melloksesi melloiksesi abessive mellottasi melloittasi instructive — — comitative — meltoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meltomme meltomme accusative nom. meltomme meltomme gen. meltomme genitive meltomme meltojemme partitive meltoamme meltojamme inessive mellossamme melloissamme elative mellostamme melloistamme illative meltoomme meltoihimme adessive mellollamme melloillamme ablative melloltamme melloiltamme allative mellollemme melloillemme essive meltonamme meltoinamme translative melloksemme melloiksemme abessive mellottamme melloittamme instructive — — comitative — meltoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meltonne meltonne accusative nom. meltonne meltonne gen. meltonne genitive meltonne meltojenne partitive meltoanne meltojanne inessive mellossanne melloissanne elative mellostanne melloistanne illative meltoonne meltoihinne adessive mellollanne melloillanne ablative melloltanne melloiltanne allative mellollenne melloillenne essive meltonanne meltoinanne translative melloksenne melloiksenne abessive mellottanne melloittanne instructive — — comitative — meltoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative meltonsa meltonsa accusative nom. meltonsa meltonsa gen. meltonsa genitive meltonsa meltojensa partitive meltoaan meltoansa meltojaan meltojansa inessive mellossaan mellossansa melloissaan melloissansa elative mellostaan mellostansa melloistaan melloistansa illative meltoonsa meltoihinsa adessive mellollaan mellollansa melloillaan melloillansa ablative melloltaan melloltansa melloiltaan melloiltansa allative mellolleen mellollensa melloilleen melloillensa essive meltonaan meltonansa meltoinaan meltoinansa translative mellokseen melloksensa melloikseen melloiksensa abessive mellottaan mellottansa melloittaan melloittansa instructive — — comitative — meltoineen meltoinensa

Derived terms

• mellottaa

 

compounds

• meltorauta

 

Further reading

• “melto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• melot

Votic

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian мел (mel). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈmelto/, [ˈmeɫto]
• Rhymes: -elto
• Hyphenation: mel‧to

Noun

melto

1. chalk

Inflection

Declension of melto (type II/võrkko, lt-ll gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	melto	mellod
genitive	mello	meltojõ, meltoi
partitive	meltoa	meltoitõ, meltoi
illative	meltosõ, melto	meltoisõ
inessive	melloz	meltoiz
elative	mellossõ	meltoissõ
allative	mellolõ	meltoilõ
adessive	mellollõ	meltoillõ
ablative	melloltõ	meltoiltõ
translative	mellossi	meltoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “melto”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn