meloa

Finnish

Etymology

mela +‎ -oa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeloɑˣ/, [ˈme̞lo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eloɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧loa

Verb

meloa (transitive, intransitive)

1. to paddle (to propel something with a paddle)

   meloa (kajakilla) ― to kayak (to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak, to traverse a body of water by kayak)

   meloa (kanootilla) ― to canoe (ride or paddle a canoe)

Conjugation

Inflection of meloa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		melon	en melo	1st sing.	olen melonut	en ole melonut
2nd sing.		melot	et melo	2nd sing.	olet melonut	et ole melonut
3rd sing.		meloo	ei melo	3rd sing.	on melonut	ei ole melonut
1st plur.		melomme	emme melo	1st plur.	olemme meloneet	emme ole meloneet
2nd plur.		melotte	ette melo	2nd plur.	olette meloneet	ette ole meloneet
3rd plur.		melovat	eivät melo	3rd plur.	ovat meloneet	eivät ole meloneet
passive		melotaan	ei melota	passive	on melottu	ei ole melottu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		meloin	en melonut	1st sing.	olin melonut	en ollut melonut
2nd sing.		meloit	et melonut	2nd sing.	olit melonut	et ollut melonut
3rd sing.		meloi	ei melonut	3rd sing.	oli melonut	ei ollut melonut
1st plur.		meloimme	emme meloneet	1st plur.	olimme meloneet	emme olleet meloneet
2nd plur.		meloitte	ette meloneet	2nd plur.	olitte meloneet	ette olleet meloneet
3rd plur.		meloivat	eivät meloneet	3rd plur.	olivat meloneet	eivät olleet meloneet
passive		melottiin	ei melottu	passive	oli melottu	ei ollut melottu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		meloisin	en meloisi	1st sing.	olisin melonut	en olisi melonut
2nd sing.		meloisit	et meloisi	2nd sing.	olisit melonut	et olisi melonut
3rd sing.		meloisi	ei meloisi	3rd sing.	olisi melonut	ei olisi melonut
1st plur.		meloisimme	emme meloisi	1st plur.	olisimme meloneet	emme olisi meloneet
2nd plur.		meloisitte	ette meloisi	2nd plur.	olisitte meloneet	ette olisi meloneet
3rd plur.		meloisivat	eivät meloisi	3rd plur.	olisivat meloneet	eivät olisi meloneet
passive		melottaisiin	ei melottaisi	passive	olisi melottu	ei olisi melottu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		melo	älä melo	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		melokoon	älköön meloko	3rd sing.	olkoon melonut	älköön olko melonut
1st plur.		melokaamme	älkäämme meloko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		melokaa	älkää meloko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		melokoot	älkööt meloko	3rd plur.	olkoot meloneet	älkööt olko meloneet
passive		melottakoon	älköön melottako	passive	olkoon melottu	älköön olko melottu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		melonen	en melone	1st sing.	lienen melonut	en liene melonut
2nd sing.		melonet	et melone	2nd sing.	lienet melonut	et liene melonut
3rd sing.		melonee	ei melone	3rd sing.	lienee melonut	ei liene melonut
1st plur.		melonemme	emme melone	1st plur.	lienemme meloneet	emme liene meloneet
2nd plur.		melonette	ette melone	2nd plur.	lienette meloneet	ette liene meloneet
3rd plur.		melonevat	eivät melone	3rd plur.	lienevät meloneet	eivät liene meloneet
passive		melottaneen	ei melottane	passive	lienee melottu	ei liene melottu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		meloa		present	melova	melottava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st meloakseni meloaksemme 2nd meloaksesi meloaksenne 3rd meloakseen meloaksensa		past	melonut	melottu
2nd	inessive2	meloessa	melottaessa	agent4	meloma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st meloessani meloessamme 2nd meloessasi meloessanne 3rd meloessaan meloessansa		negative	melomaton
	instructive	meloen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	melomassa	—
	elative	melomasta	—
	illative	melomaan	—
	adessive	melomalla	—
	abessive	melomatta	—
	instructive	meloman	melottaman
4th3	verbal noun	melominen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st melomaisillani melomaisillamme 2nd melomaisillasi melomaisillanne 3rd melomaisillaan melomaisillansa

Derived terms

• meloja
• melominen
• melonta
• meloskella

 

Related terms

• mela

Further reading

• “meloa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• olema

Portuguese

meloa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈlo.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈlo.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈlo.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlo.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlo.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlo(w).ɐ/

• Hyphenation: me‧lo‧a

Noun

meloa f (plural meloas)

1. cantaloupe (fruit)

   Synonym: (Brazil) cantalupo