μήλινος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μάλινος (málinos)

Etymology

From μῆλον (mêlon, apple) + -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μήλῐνος • (mḗlinos) m (feminine μηλίνη, neuter μήλῐνον); first/second declension

  1. of or made of apples
  2. of quince-yellow colour

Inflection

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.li.mos/
  • Hyphenation: μή‧λι‧νος

Adjective

μήλινος • (mílinos) m (feminine μήλινη or μηλίνη, neuter μήλινο)

  1. of or made from the apple-tree and its fruit
  2. originating from apples

References

  1. μήλινος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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