# melu
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛlu]

### Verb

melu
* first-person singular present of mlít

## Finnish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Related to Estonian mõlu, mõlisema and Karelian melu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmelu/, [ˈme̞lu]
* Rhymes: -elu
* Hyphenation: me‧lu

### Noun

melu
* noise, racket (various sounds, usually unwanted and loud)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of melu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meluni
meluni
accusative
nom.
meluni
meluni
gen.
meluni
genitive
meluni
melujeni
partitive
meluani
melujani
inessive
melussani
meluissani
elative
melustani
meluistani
illative
meluuni
meluihini
adessive
melullani
meluillani
ablative
melultani
meluiltani
allative
melulleni
meluilleni
essive
melunani
meluinani
translative
melukseni
meluikseni
abessive
meluttani
meluittani
instructive
comitative
—meluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melusi
melusi
accusative
nom.
melusi
melusi
gen.
melusi
genitive
melusi
melujesi
partitive
meluasi
melujasi
inessive
melussasi
meluissasi
elative
melustasi
meluistasi
illative
meluusi
meluihisi
adessive
melullasi
meluillasi
ablative
melultasi
meluiltasi
allative
melullesi
meluillesi
essive
melunasi
meluinasi
translative
meluksesi
meluiksesi
abessive
meluttasi
meluittasi
instructive
comitative
—meluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melumme
melumme
accusative
nom.
melumme
melumme
gen.
melumme
genitive
melumme
melujemme
partitive
meluamme
melujamme
inessive
melussamme
meluissamme
elative
melustamme
meluistamme
illative
meluumme
meluihimme
adessive
melullamme
meluillamme
ablative
melultamme
meluiltamme
allative
melullemme
meluillemme
essive
melunamme
meluinamme
translative
meluksemme
meluiksemme
abessive
meluttamme
meluittamme
instructive
comitative
—meluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melunne
melunne
accusative
nom.
melunne
melunne
gen.
melunne
genitive
melunne
melujenne
partitive
meluanne
melujanne
inessive
melussanne
meluissanne
elative
melustanne
meluistanne
illative
meluunne
meluihinne
adessive
melullanne
meluillanne
ablative
melultanne
meluiltanne
allative
melullenne
meluillenne
essive
melunanne
meluinanne
translative
meluksenne
meluiksenne
abessive
meluttanne
meluittanne
instructive
comitative
—meluinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melunsa
melunsa
accusative
nom.
melunsa
melunsa
gen.
melunsa
genitive
melunsa
melujensa
partitive
meluaan meluansa
melujaan melujansa
inessive
melussaan melussansa
meluissaan meluissansa
elative
melustaan melustansa
meluistaan meluistansa
illative
meluunsa
meluihinsa
adessive
melullaan melullansa
meluillaan meluillansa
ablative
melultaan melultansa
meluiltaan meluiltansa
allative
melulleen melullensa
meluilleen meluillensa
essive
melunaan melunansa
meluinaan meluinansa
translative
melukseen meluksensa
meluikseen meluiksensa
abessive
meluttaan meluttansa
meluittaan meluittansa
instructive
comitative
—meluineen meluinensa :

#### Synonyms

* möly

#### Derived terms

* meluinen
* meluisa
* meluta
* meluton
* impulssimelu
* lentomelu
* liikennemelu
* meluaita
* melualue
* melueste
* meluhaitta
* melukaide
* melulähde
* melunlähde
* meluntorjunta
* melusaaste
* meluseinä
* melusuoja
* meluvalli
* meluvamma
* rengasmelu
* taustamelu
* työpaikkamelu
* vastamelu
* ympäristömelu

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “melu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* lemu, lume

## Latvian
### Noun

melu m
* genitive plural of meli

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* melo, meolo

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *melwą, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“grind”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.lu/

### Noun

melu n
* flour
* meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse

#### Descendants

* Middle English: mele, meale, meele, melow
** English: meal
** Scots: meil, mele
** Yola: mele, mell