melca

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (Median). Compare Italian meliga.

Pronunciation

Noun

melca f (plural melques)

  1. sorghum
    Synonym: sorgo

Further reading


Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-[1]. Compare English milk.

Noun

melca f (genitive melcae); first declension

  1. milk with spices

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative melca melcae
Genitive melcae melcārum
Dative melcae melcīs
Accusative melcam melcās
Ablative melcā melcīs
Vocative melca melcae

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: μέλκα (mélka)

References

  • melca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), melca”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 62
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