meltemin.

Brit.

/mɛlˈtɛmi/, U.S.

/mɛlˈtɛmi/

Forms: 1900s– meltem, 1900s– meltemi. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Etymons: Greek μελτέμι; Turkish meltem.

Etymology: < modern Greek μελτέμι Etesian wind and the related Turkish meltem offshore breeze, of uncertain origin. Compare Italian meltem (19th cent.).A possible etymon for both the Greek and the Turkish words (which are probably loanwords) is Italian maltempo bad weather.

= etesian adj. 2. More fully meltemi wind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-west > specifically in Mediterranean

mistral1604

etesian1658

maestrale1813

meltemi1834

maestro1902

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 280/2 The N.E. or Etesian winds, called by the fishermen ‘Meltem’, a corruption probably of mal tempo, blow with great fury.

1921 Handbk. Macedonia (Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) ii. 50 At the coast of the Aegean Sea, and at Constantinople, the northerly and north-easterly winds (the ‘Etesian’ winds of the Greeks and the ‘Meltemi’ of the Turks) become more definitely the prevailing wind.

1942 Turkey (Geogr. Handbk. Ser. B.R. 507, Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) I. v. 196 The west coast also has north-west (etesiae or meltemi) winds in summer.

1958 Times 20 Sept. 9/6 In Aegina the meltemi will be blowing, a fresh salty breeze which tempers the noonday heat.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 775/2 The prevailing wind [in Istanbul]..in summer..is the meltem, a refreshing breeze.

1988 On Board May 62/1 A long narrow spit of land keeps big waves out of Yalikavak bay, yet lets the Aegean ‘meltemi’ winds blow past with undiminished vigour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meltemi
释义	meltemin. Brit. /mɛlˈtɛmi/, U.S. /mɛlˈtɛmi/ Forms: 1900s– meltem, 1900s– meltemi. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Etymons: Greek μελτέμι; Turkish meltem. Etymology: < modern Greek μελτέμι Etesian wind and the related Turkish meltem offshore breeze, of uncertain origin. Compare Italian meltem (19th cent.).A possible etymon for both the Greek and the Turkish words (which are probably loanwords) is Italian maltempo bad weather. = etesian adj. 2. More fully meltemi wind. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-west > specifically in Mediterranean mistral1604 etesian1658 maestrale1813 meltemi1834 maestro1902 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 280/2 The N.E. or Etesian winds, called by the fishermen ‘Meltem’, a corruption probably of mal tempo, blow with great fury. 1921 Handbk. Macedonia (Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) ii. 50 At the coast of the Aegean Sea, and at Constantinople, the northerly and north-easterly winds (the ‘Etesian’ winds of the Greeks and the ‘Meltemi’ of the Turks) become more definitely the prevailing wind. 1942 Turkey (Geogr. Handbk. Ser. B.R. 507, Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Div.) I. v. 196 The west coast also has north-west (etesiae or meltemi) winds in summer. 1958 Times 20 Sept. 9/6 In Aegina the meltemi will be blowing, a fresh salty breeze which tempers the noonday heat. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 775/2 The prevailing wind [in Istanbul]..in summer..is the meltem, a refreshing breeze. 1988 On Board May 62/1 A long narrow spit of land keeps big waves out of Yalikavak bay, yet lets the Aegean ‘meltemi’ winds blow past with undiminished vigour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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