# melto
## 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: /ˈmelto/, [ˈme̞l̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -elto
* Hyphenation: mel‧to

### Adjective

melto (comparative mellompi, superlative melloin)
* ductile

#### Declension

Possessive forms of melto (Kotus type 1*I/valo, lt-ll gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meltoni
meltoni
accusative
nom.
meltoni
meltoni
gen.
meltoni
genitive
meltoni
meltojeni
partitive
meltoani
meltojani
inessive
mellossani
melloissani
elative
mellostani
melloistani
illative
meltooni
meltoihini
adessive
mellollani
melloillani
ablative
melloltani
melloiltani
allative
mellolleni
melloilleni
essive
meltonani
meltoinani
translative
mellokseni
melloikseni
abessive
mellottani
melloittani
instructive
comitative
—meltoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meltosi
meltosi
accusative
nom.
meltosi
meltosi
gen.
meltosi
genitive
meltosi
meltojesi
partitive
meltoasi
meltojasi
inessive
mellossasi
melloissasi
elative
mellostasi
melloistasi
illative
meltoosi
meltoihisi
adessive
mellollasi
melloillasi
ablative
melloltasi
melloiltasi
allative
mellollesi
melloillesi
essive
meltonasi
meltoinasi
translative
melloksesi
melloiksesi
abessive
mellottasi
melloittasi
instructive
comitative
—meltoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meltomme
meltomme
accusative
nom.
meltomme
meltomme
gen.
meltomme
genitive
meltomme
meltojemme
partitive
meltoamme
meltojamme
inessive
mellossamme
melloissamme
elative
mellostamme
melloistamme
illative
meltoomme
meltoihimme
adessive
mellollamme
melloillamme
ablative
melloltamme
melloiltamme
allative
mellollemme
melloillemme
essive
meltonamme
meltoinamme
translative
melloksemme
melloiksemme
abessive
mellottamme
melloittamme
instructive
comitative
—meltoinemme
second-person plural possessor
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
adessive
mellollanne
melloillanne
ablative
melloltanne
melloiltanne
allative
mellollenne
melloillenne
essive
meltonanne
meltoinanne
translative
melloksenne
melloiksenne
abessive
mellottanne
melloittanne
instructive
comitative
—meltoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meltonsa
meltonsa
accusative
nom.
meltonsa
meltonsa
gen.
meltonsa
genitive
meltonsa
meltojensa
partitive
meltoaan meltoansa
meltojaan meltojansa
inessive
mellossaan mellossansa
melloissaan melloissansa
elative
mellostaan mellostansa
melloistaan melloistansa
illative
meltoonsa
meltoihinsa
adessive
mellollaan mellollansa
melloillaan melloillansa
ablative
melloltaan melloltansa
melloiltaan melloiltansa
allative
mellolleen mellollensa
melloilleen melloillensa
essive
meltonaan meltonansa
meltoinaan meltoinansa
translative
mellokseen melloksensa
melloikseen melloiksensa
abessive
mellottaan mellottansa
melloittaan melloittansa
instructive
comitative
—meltoineen meltoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* mellottaa
* meltorauta

### Further reading

* “melto”, 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

* melot

## 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: /ˈmelto/, [ˈmeɫto]
* Rhymes: -elto
* Hyphenation: mel‧to

### Noun

melto
* chalk

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “melto”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn