proper noun · femininefirst declension
Melita
Melita f sg (genitive Melitae)
Meaning
- femininesingularMdina (a city on the island of Malta, Malta)
- femininesingularMalta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
- New LatinfemininesingularMalta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
- femininesingularMljet (an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Melita | — |
| genitive | Melitae | — |
| dative | Melitae | — |
| accusative | Melitam | — |
| ablative | Melitā | — |
| vocative | Melita | — |
| locative | Melitae | — |
Mĕlĭta, ae, or Mĕlĭtē, ēs, f., = Μελίτη.
II. An island off the coast of Dalmatia, now Meleda, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 152; Ov. F. 3, 567.—
III. A city of Ionia, Vitr. 4, 1.—
IV. A city of Cappadocia, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8.—
V. A seanymph, Verg. A. 5, 825.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). In reference to Mdina, apparently from its role as the seat of government over the island.
Descendants
- EnglishMaltafrom Arabic مَالِطَا
- FrenchMaltefrom Arabic مَالِطَا
- ItalianMaltafrom Arabic مَالِطَا
- PortugueseMaltafrom Arabic مَالِطَا
- SpanishMaltafrom Arabic مَالِطَا
- EnglishMelita
- FrenchMélitefrom Middle French Melite
- EnglishMljetfrom Proto-Slavic *Mьlětъ
- ItalianMeledafrom Venetan Meleda
- EnglishMeledafrom Venetan Meleda
In English words that came into English from Melita
- MaltaMelita
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyMelitaMelita (Μελίτη: Eth. Μελιταῖος, Eth. Melitensis: Malta), an island in the Mediterranean sea, to the S. of Sicily, from the nearest point of which it i…GeographyMelitaMelita (Μελίτη, Scyl. p.8; Steph.B.: Agathem. 1.5; Plin. Nat. 3.30; Itin. Anton.; Peut. Tab.; Μελιτηνή, Ptol. 2.16.14; Μέλετα, Const. Porph. de Adm. I…