melodic

See also: melòdic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélodique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈlɒdɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): [məˈlɑɾɪk]

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• Rhymes: -ɒdɪk

Adjective

melodic (comparative more melodic, superlative most melodic)

1. Of, relating to, or having melody.
   • 1929, Arthur Lourié, “An Inquiry into Melody”, in Modern Music, volume VII, number 1, page 10:

     Debussy's melody is fractional, fragmentary. But at the core all his music is melodic and melody is its main motive force.

2. Melodious, tuneful.

Derived terms

• melodically
• melodic death metal
• melodic hardcore
• melodic line
• melodic minor scale

 

Related terms

• melody

Translations

of, relating to, or having melody

• Catalan: melòdic
• Dutch: melodisch (nl)
• Finnish: melodinen (fi)
• Galician: melódico
• Khiamniungan Naga: tsūimēi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: melodisk

  Nynorsk: melodisk

• Occitan: melodic
• Polish: melodyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: melódico (pt)
• Romanian: melodic (ro)
• Spanish: melódico
• Ukrainian: мелоди́чний (uk) (melodýčnyj)

melodious, tuneful

• Bulgarian: мелодичен (bg) (melodičen)
• Finnish: melodinen (fi)
• Galician: melódico
• Greek: μελωδικός (el) (melodikós)
• Hungarian: dallamos (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: melodisk

  Nynorsk: melodisk

• Polish: melodyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: melódico (pt), melodioso (pt)
• Romanian: melodios (ro)
• Russian: мелодичный (ru) (melodičnyj)
• Ukrainian: мелоді́йний (uk) (melodíjnyj)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melodie +‎ -ic.

Adjective

melodic m or n (feminine singular melodică, masculine plural melodici, feminine and neuter plural melodice)

1. melodic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	melodic		melodică		melodici	melodice
	definite	melodicul		melodica		melodicii	melodicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	melodic		melodice		melodici	melodice
	definite	melodicului		melodicei		melodicilor	melodicelor