# melissa
## English
### Etymology

From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”), because the plant attracts bees.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /məˈlɪsə/
* Hyphenation: mel‧is‧sa

### Noun

melissa (plural melissas)
* A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
** 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Alternatiues, Hearbes, Other Creatures, &c.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 4, member 1, subsection 3, page 300:Meliſſa, Bawme, hath an excellent vertue to alter Melancholy, bee it ſteeped in our ordinary drinke, extracted, or otherwise taken.

#### Synonyms

* dropsywort
* honey plant (one sense)

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* aimless, Milases, Salemis, misseal, mesails, Esmails, Maisels, seismal, samiels

## Finnish
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Melissa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmelisːɑ/, [ˈme̞lis̠ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elisːɑ
* Hyphenation: me‧lis‧sa

### Noun

melissa
* melissa (plant of the genus Melissa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melissani
melissani
accusative
nom.
melissani
melissani
gen.
melissani
genitive
melissani
melissojeni melissaini $^{rare}$
partitive
melissaani
melissojani
inessive
melissassani
melissoissani
elative
melissastani
melissoistani
illative
melissaani
melissoihini
adessive
melissallani
melissoillani
ablative
melissaltani
melissoiltani
allative
melissalleni
melissoilleni
essive
melissanani
melissoinani
translative
melissakseni
melissoikseni
abessive
melissattani
melissoittani
instructive
comitative
—melissoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melissasi
melissasi
accusative
nom.
melissasi
melissasi
gen.
melissasi
genitive
melissasi
melissojesi melissaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
melissaasi
melissojasi
inessive
melissassasi
melissoissasi
elative
melissastasi
melissoistasi
illative
melissaasi
melissoihisi
adessive
melissallasi
melissoillasi
ablative
melissaltasi
melissoiltasi
allative
melissallesi
melissoillesi
essive
melissanasi
melissoinasi
translative
melissaksesi
melissoiksesi
abessive
melissattasi
melissoittasi
instructive
comitative
—melissoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melissamme
melissamme
accusative
nom.
melissamme
melissamme
gen.
melissamme
genitive
melissamme
melissojemme melissaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
melissaamme
melissojamme
inessive
melissassamme
melissoissamme
elative
melissastamme
melissoistamme
illative
melissaamme
melissoihimme
adessive
melissallamme
melissoillamme
ablative
melissaltamme
melissoiltamme
allative
melissallemme
melissoillemme
essive
melissanamme
melissoinamme
translative
melissaksemme
melissoiksemme
abessive
melissattamme
melissoittamme
instructive
comitative
—melissoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melissanne
melissanne
accusative
nom.
melissanne
melissanne
gen.
melissanne
genitive
melissanne
melissojenne melissainne $^{rare}$
partitive
melissaanne
melissojanne
inessive
melissassanne
melissoissanne
elative
melissastanne
melissoistanne
illative
melissaanne
melissoihinne
adessive
melissallanne
melissoillanne
ablative
melissaltanne
melissoiltanne
allative
melissallenne
melissoillenne
essive
melissananne
melissoinanne
translative
melissaksenne
melissoiksenne
abessive
melissattanne
melissoittanne
instructive
comitative
—melissoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melissansa
melissansa
accusative
nom.
melissansa
melissansa
gen.
melissansa
genitive
melissansa
melissojensa melissainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
melissaansa
melissojaan melissojansa
inessive
melissassaan melissassansa
melissoissaan melissoissansa
elative
melissastaan melissastansa
melissoistaan melissoistansa
illative
melissaansa
melissoihinsa
adessive
melissallaan melissallansa
melissoillaan melissoillansa
ablative
melissaltaan melissaltansa
melissoiltaan melissoiltansa
allative
melissalleen melissallensa
melissoilleen melissoillensa
essive
melissanaan melissanansa
melissoinaan melissoinansa
translative
melissakseen melissaksensa
melissoikseen melissoiksensa
abessive
melissattaan melissattansa
melissoittaan melissoittansa
instructive
comitative
—melissoineen melissoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sitruunamelissa

### Anagrams

* melassi

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meˈlis.sa/
* Rhymes: -issa
* Hyphenation: me‧lìs‧sa

### Noun

melissa f (plural melisse)
* lemon balm

### References

* ↑ melissa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* limasse, messali