melis

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *mel(ec)es (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melis/
• Rhyme: -elis
• Hyphenation: me·lis

Adjective

melis (accusative singular mele, nominative plural melir, comparative meljôin, relative superlative meljømi, absolute superlative meljêngwi, excessive fiemelis)

1. yellow

Inflection

ExpandPrimary case declension of melis (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	melis	melund	melir
accusative	mele	melundi	meli
genitive	melau	melundas	melas
dative	melun	melundon	meliron
locative	melul	melundos	meliros
instrumental	melô	melundêt	melirêt, melêt

ExpandSecondary case declension of melis (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	melere	melundire	melire
illative	melele	melundile	melile
benefactive	melear	melundiar	meliar
prolative	melekwe	melundikwe	melikwe
causal-final	meledis	melundirris	melirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	melôka	melundirka	melirka
elative	melôtan	melundirtan	melirtan
egressive	melaôn	melundiruôn	meliruôn
essive	melôjøn	melundirjøn	melirjøn
abessive	melôze	melundirse	melirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	melumas	melundirmas	melirmas
lative	melunši	melundirši	melirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	melunere, meluner	melundirorre, melundorre	melirorre, melorre
inessive	melulle	melundirolle, melundolle	melirolle, melolle
exessive	melunun	melundirsun	melirsun
perlative	meluffêl	melundirfêl	melirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	melôske	melundirêske, melundêske	melirêske, melêske
comitative	melôsôd, melôd	melundirtôd, melundôd	melirtôd

Derived terms

• melej (“greenly”)
• melist (“celery”)
• meljørs (“houseplant”)
• melurvad (“to become green”)
• melwirs (“chlorine”)
• melwêt (“verdant”)

Related terms

• almiš (“yellow”)
• mealt (“grass”)
• melj (“herb”)
• mulku (“gold”)

Translations

Showgreen

Radestrian: remvaiș

See also

Colours in Laefevian · nuor

eis	amus	valis
umis	sifurus; empiš	almiš
þêarkis	melis	þêarkis; melis
êþes	êþes; eskis	eskis
kuerǧiš	kuerǧiš	môimiêt