melur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːlʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛːlʏr

Etymology 1

Noun

melur m (genitive singular mels, nominative plural melar)

1. gravel bed, gravel plain
2. small hillock made of gravel or sand
3. lyme grass, sea lyme grass, sand rye grass (Leymus arenarius)

   Synonyms: melgresi, melgras, sandhafrar

Declension

Declension of melur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	melur	melurinn	melar	melarnir
accusative	mel	melinn	mela	melana
dative	mel	melnum	melum	melunum
genitive	mels	melsins	mela	melanna

Etymology 2

Variant of mölur (“moth”).

Noun

melur m (genitive singular mels, nominative plural melir)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) twat, dumbass (term of abuse)

Declension

Declension of melur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	melur	melurinn	melir	melirnir
accusative	mel	melinn	meli	melina
dative	mel, meli	melnum	melum	melunum
genitive	mels	melsins	mela	melanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “melur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “melur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /məˈlo(r)/ [məˈlo(r)]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): /məˈlor/ [məˈlor]
• Hyphenation: me‧lur
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

melur (Jawi spelling ملور, plural melur-melur, informal 1st possessive melurku, 2nd possessive melurmu, 3rd possessive melurnya)

1. jasmine (particularly the Jasminum sambac)

   Synonym: melati

References

• “melur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.