Finnish
Etymology
melt- + -o. The root is probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”), such as Old Norse *smelta or Old Swedish smælta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmelto/, [ˈme̞l̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -elto
- Syllabification(key): mel‧to
- Hyphenation(key): mel‧to
Adjective
melto (comparative mellompi, superlative melloin)
- ductile
Declension
| Inflection of melto (Kotus type 1*I/valo, lt-ll gradation)
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| nominative
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melto
|
mellot
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| genitive
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mellon
|
meltojen
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| partitive
|
meltoa
|
meltoja
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| illative
|
meltoon
|
meltoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
melto
|
mellot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
melto
|
mellot
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| gen.
|
mellon
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| genitive
|
mellon
|
meltojen
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| partitive
|
meltoa
|
meltoja
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| inessive
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mellossa
|
melloissa
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| elative
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mellosta
|
melloista
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| illative
|
meltoon
|
meltoihin
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| adessive
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mellolla
|
melloilla
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| ablative
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mellolta
|
melloilta
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| allative
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mellolle
|
melloille
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| essive
|
meltona
|
meltoina
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| translative
|
melloksi
|
melloiksi
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| abessive
|
mellotta
|
melloitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
melloin
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| comitative
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— |
meltoine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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meltoni
|
meltoni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
meltoni
|
meltoni
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| gen.
|
meltoni
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| genitive
|
meltoni
|
meltojeni
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| partitive
|
meltoani
|
meltojani
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| inessive
|
mellossani
|
melloissani
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| elative
|
mellostani
|
melloistani
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| illative
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meltooni
|
meltoihini
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| adessive
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mellollani
|
melloillani
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| ablative
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melloltani
|
melloiltani
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| allative
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mellolleni
|
melloilleni
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| essive
|
meltonani
|
meltoinani
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| translative
|
mellokseni
|
melloikseni
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| abessive
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mellottani
|
melloittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
meltoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
meltosi
|
meltosi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
meltosi
|
meltosi
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| gen.
|
meltosi
|
| genitive
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meltosi
|
meltojesi
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| partitive
|
meltoasi
|
meltojasi
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| inessive
|
mellossasi
|
melloissasi
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| elative
|
mellostasi
|
melloistasi
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| illative
|
meltoosi
|
meltoihisi
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| adessive
|
mellollasi
|
melloillasi
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| ablative
|
melloltasi
|
melloiltasi
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| allative
|
mellollesi
|
melloillesi
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| essive
|
meltonasi
|
meltoinasi
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| translative
|
melloksesi
|
melloiksesi
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| abessive
|
mellottasi
|
melloittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
meltoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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meltomme
|
meltomme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
meltomme
|
meltomme
|
| gen.
|
meltomme
|
| genitive
|
meltomme
|
meltojemme
|
| partitive
|
meltoamme
|
meltojamme
|
| inessive
|
mellossamme
|
melloissamme
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| elative
|
mellostamme
|
melloistamme
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| illative
|
meltoomme
|
meltoihimme
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| adessive
|
mellollamme
|
melloillamme
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| ablative
|
melloltamme
|
melloiltamme
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| allative
|
mellollemme
|
melloillemme
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| essive
|
meltonamme
|
meltoinamme
|
| translative
|
melloksemme
|
melloiksemme
|
| abessive
|
mellottamme
|
melloittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
meltoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
meltonne
|
meltonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
meltonne
|
meltonne
|
| gen.
|
meltonne
|
| genitive
|
meltonne
|
meltojenne
|
| partitive
|
meltoanne
|
meltojanne
|
| inessive
|
mellossanne
|
melloissanne
|
| elative
|
mellostanne
|
melloistanne
|
| illative
|
meltoonne
|
meltoihinne
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| adessive
|
mellollanne
|
melloillanne
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| ablative
|
melloltanne
|
melloiltanne
|
| allative
|
mellollenne
|
melloillenne
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| essive
|
meltonanne
|
meltoinanne
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| translative
|
melloksenne
|
melloiksenne
|
| abessive
|
mellottanne
|
melloittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
meltoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
meltonsa
|
meltonsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
meltonsa
|
meltonsa
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| gen.
|
meltonsa
|
| genitive
|
meltonsa
|
meltojensa
|
| partitive
|
meltoaan
meltoansa
|
meltojaan
meltojansa
|
| inessive
|
mellossaan
mellossansa
|
melloissaan
melloissansa
|
| elative
|
mellostaan
mellostansa
|
melloistaan
melloistansa
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| illative
|
meltoonsa
|
meltoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mellollaan
mellollansa
|
melloillaan
melloillansa
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| ablative
|
melloltaan
melloltansa
|
melloiltaan
melloiltansa
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| allative
|
mellolleen
mellollensa
|
melloilleen
melloillensa
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| essive
|
meltonaan
meltonansa
|
meltoinaan
meltoinansa
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| translative
|
mellokseen
melloksensa
|
melloikseen
melloiksensa
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| abessive
|
mellottaan
mellottansa
|
melloittaan
melloittansa
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
meltoineen
meltoinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Votic
Etymology
Ultimately from Russian мел (mel). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmelto/, [ˈmeɫto]
- Rhymes: -elto
- Hyphenation: mel‧to
Noun
melto
- chalk
Inflection
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
melto
|
mellod
|
| genitive
|
mello
|
meltojõ, meltoi
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| partitive
|
meltoa
|
meltoitõ, meltoi
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| illative
|
meltosõ, melto
|
meltoisõ
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| inessive
|
melloz
|
meltoiz
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| elative
|
mellossõ
|
meltoissõ
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| allative
|
mellolõ
|
meltoilõ
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| adessive
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mellollõ
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meltoillõ
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| ablative
|
melloltõ
|
meltoiltõ
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| translative
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mellossi
|
meltoissi
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*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.
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References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “melto”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn