CilmeDerived from the same stem as Latvian meli (“lie, untruth”) (q.v.), made into a 2nd-declension masculine noun.
- declension-2, masculineliar, deceiver (someone who tells lies, who deceives others)
“meļu, blēžu un krāpnieku banda” — a gang of liars, swindlers, and cheats
“atmaskot meli” — to unmask a liar
“par Rabaru teica: tas esot tāds melis, ka pašu vilku varot izmelot no meža lauka” — about Rabars they said: he is such a liar, he could even convince a wolf to come out of the woods
Formasmele(feminine) · melis(nominative, singular) · meļi(nominative, plural) · meļa(genitive, singular) · meļu(genitive, plural) · melim(dative, singular) · meļiem(dative, plural) · meli(accusative, singular) · meļus(accusative, plural) · meli(instrumental, singular) · meļiem(instrumental, plural) · melī(locative, singular) · meļos(locative, plural) · meli(singular, vocative) · meļi(plural, vocative)
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