мелодїꙗ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • мело́дїа, мелїо́дїꙗ, меле́дїꙗ

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish melodia, from Medieval Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδῐ́ᾱ (melōidíā), from μέλος (mélos).[1][2] Cognate with Russian мело́дия (melódija).

Noun

мело́дїꙗ (transliteration needed) f inan (related adjective мелодї́йный)

  1. (music) melody, tune
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)mel-‎ (0 c, 1 e)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: мело́дыя (mjelódyja)
  • Rusyn: мело́дія (melódija)
  • Ukrainian: мело́дія (melódija)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), мелодія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 433
  2. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), мело́дыя”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 12: “ст.-бел. меледия (XVII ст.)”

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