melu

See also: meļu, mēļu, and мелу

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlu]

Verb

melu

1. first-person singular present of mlít

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Related to Estonian mõlu, mõlisema and Karelian melu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelu/, [ˈme̞lu]
• Rhymes: -elu
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧lu

Noun

melu

1. noise, racket (various sounds, usually unwanted and loud)

Declension

Inflection of melu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		melu	melut
genitive		melun	melujen
partitive		melua	meluja
illative		meluun	meluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		melu	melut
accusative	nom.	melu	melut
	gen.	melun
genitive		melun	melujen
partitive		melua	meluja
inessive		melussa	meluissa
elative		melusta	meluista
illative		meluun	meluihin
adessive		melulla	meluilla
ablative		melulta	meluilta
allative		melulle	meluille
essive		meluna	meluina
translative		meluksi	meluiksi
abessive		melutta	meluitta
instructive		—	meluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of melu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meluni meluni accusative nom. meluni meluni gen. meluni genitive meluni melujeni partitive meluani melujani inessive melussani meluissani elative melustani meluistani illative meluuni meluihini adessive melullani meluillani ablative melultani meluiltani allative melulleni meluilleni essive melunani meluinani translative melukseni meluikseni abessive meluttani meluittani instructive — — comitative — meluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melusi melusi accusative nom. melusi melusi gen. melusi genitive melusi melujesi partitive meluasi melujasi inessive melussasi meluissasi elative melustasi meluistasi illative meluusi meluihisi adessive melullasi meluillasi ablative melultasi meluiltasi allative melullesi meluillesi essive melunasi meluinasi translative meluksesi meluiksesi abessive meluttasi meluittasi instructive — — comitative — meluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melumme melumme accusative nom. melumme melumme gen. melumme genitive melumme melujemme partitive meluamme melujamme inessive melussamme meluissamme elative melustamme meluistamme illative meluumme meluihimme adessive melullamme meluillamme ablative melultamme meluiltamme allative melullemme meluillemme essive melunamme meluinamme translative meluksemme meluiksemme abessive meluttamme meluittamme instructive — — comitative — meluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melunne melunne accusative nom. melunne melunne gen. melunne genitive melunne melujenne partitive meluanne melujanne inessive melussanne meluissanne elative melustanne meluistanne illative meluunne meluihinne adessive melullanne meluillanne ablative melultanne meluiltanne allative melullenne meluillenne essive melunanne meluinanne translative meluksenne meluiksenne abessive meluttanne meluittanne instructive — — comitative — meluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melunsa melunsa accusative nom. melunsa melunsa gen. melunsa genitive melunsa melujensa partitive meluaan meluansa melujaan melujansa inessive melussaan melussansa meluissaan meluissansa elative melustaan melustansa meluistaan meluistansa illative meluunsa meluihinsa adessive melullaan melullansa meluillaan meluillansa ablative melultaan melultansa meluiltaan meluiltansa allative melulleen melullensa meluilleen meluillensa essive melunaan melunansa meluinaan meluinansa translative melukseen meluksensa meluikseen meluiksensa abessive meluttaan meluttansa meluittaan meluittansa instructive — — comitative — meluineen meluinensa

Synonyms

• möly

Derived terms

• meluinen
• meluisa
• meluta
• meluton

compounds

• impulssimelu
• lentomelu
• liikennemelu
• meluaita
• melualue
• melueste
• meluhaitta
• melukaide
• melulähde
• melunlähde
• meluntorjunta
• melusaaste
• meluseinä
• melusuoja
• meluvalli
• meluvamma
• rengasmelu
• taustamelu
• työpaikkamelu
• vastamelu
• ympäristömelu

Further reading

• “melu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

• lemu, lume

Latvian

Noun

melu m

1. genitive plural of meli

Old English

Alternative forms

• melo, meolo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *melwą, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“grind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.lu/

Noun

melu n

1. flour
2. meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Him becōmon ēac swā miċele welan tō handa, þæt his bīġleofa wæs ælċe dæġ mid his hīrede þrittiġ mittan clǣnes melowes, and sixtiġ mittan ōðres melowes, twelf fǣtte oxan, and twēntiġ feldoxan, hundtēontiġ weðera, buton huntoðe and fugoloðe and ġemæstra fugela.

     And so much wealth came into his hands that every day he and his household consumed thirty mittas of clean meal, sixty mittas of other meal, twelve fat oxen, twenty field-oxen, and one hundred wethers, not counting the sustenance from hunting, fowling, or fattened birds.

Declension

Strong wa-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	melu	—
accusative	melu	—
genitive	melwes	—
dative	melwe	—

Descendants

• Middle English: mele, meale, meele, melow
  • English: meal
  • Scots: meil, mele
  • Yola: mele, mell