LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Mela

Mela m sg (genitive Melae)
Classical[ˈmɛ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularPomponius Mela (ob. circa AD 45), the earliest Roman geographer
  2. masculinesingularAnnius Mela (cos. AD 103), a Roman senator and consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMela—
genitiveMelae—
dativeMelae—
accusativeMelam—
ablativeMelā—
vocativeMela—

Mĕla, ae, m. prob. from μέλας,
I. a Roman proper name, Cic. Phil. 13, 2, 3: Pomponius Mela, a Roman geographer, a native of Spain, under the emperor Claudius; v. Teuffel, Röm. Litt. § 291.

Origins

Descendants
  • BulgarianМела

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMelaMela. or MELLA, M. ANNAEUS, was the youngest son of M. Annaeus Seneca, the rhetorician, and Helvia [HELVIA], and brother of L. Seneca and Gallio [GALL…GeographyMelaMela or MELLA, a river of Gallia Transpadana, still called the Mella, which rises in the Alps, flows through the Val Trompia, anciently the residence …

Quick answers

What does Mela mean in Latin?
Mela, a proper noun, means “Pomponius Mela (ob. circa AD 45), the earliest Roman geographer; Annius Mela (cos. AD 103), a Roman senator and consul”.
What is the genitive of Mela?
The genitive singular is Melae. Mela is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mela?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛː.la].