Meliann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːlɪən/, U.S.

/ˈmilj(ə)n/,

/ˈmiliən/

Forms: 1500s Melien, 1600s– Melian, 1900s– Melean.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek Μῆλος , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Μῆλος ( > classical Latin Mēlos ), the name of the most south-easterly island of the Cyclades in the Aegean + -ian suffix, after ancient Greek Μήλιος, noun and adjective (compare classical Latin Mēlius ). Compare Middle French Melien (1545 in the passage translated in quot. 1550 at sense A.).Melian earth in quot. 1968 at sense B. is after Hellenistic Greek γῆ Μηλία a greyish aluminous earth used in antiquity in the manufacture of paint (compare meline n.). Compare French terre mélienne (1611).

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Melos.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands

Rhodianc1450

Naxianc1487

Candian1549

Melian1550

Parian1550

Sciote1553

Cretan1579

Samian1579

Leucadian1615

Sciana1641

Siphnian1709

Septinsular1807

Ionian1816

Corfiote1835

Naxiote1859

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War v. xi. f. 146^v The Meliens..refused to be under the obeissaunce of the Athenyans.

1629 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Eight Bks. Peloponnesian Warre v. 341 Dialogue betweene the Athenians and Melians.

1709 I. Littlebury tr. Herodotus Hist. II. viii. 300 The Hermionians..were ejected by Hercules and the Melians out of that Country which is now call'd Doris.

1755 W. Dodd tr. Callimachus Hymns 120 Joyous receive, and to the Melians care The hallow'd gifts consign.

1865 E. H. Plumptre tr. Sophocles Philoctetes in tr. Sophocles Trag. II. 193 I set on shore the Melian, Poeas' son.

1910 W. James Mem. & Stud. (1911) 270 The Meleans say that sooner than be slaves they will appeal to the gods.

1946 G. Murray Euripides & his Age (ed. 2) v. 128 The Melians..answer as best they can.

1968 Encycl. Brit. XV. 132/2 In 416 b.c. the Athenians attacked the island and compelled the Melians to surrender.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the island of Melos.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands

Ionic1483

Rhodiana1533

Candian1559

lesbian1559

Cretan1579

Ionian1579

Ortygian1582

Parianc1602

Lemnian1611

Carpathian1637

lesbic1659

Eubœan1660

Melian1684

Sciote1718

Minoan1830

Naxiote1859

Corfiote1877

Knossian1894

Siphnian1895

Cycladic1915

Leucadian1952

1684 J. Somers in tr. Plutarch Lives II. 28 He took to himself one of the captive Melian Women [Gk. Μηλίαν γυναῖκα].

1725 T. Sheridan tr. Sophocles Philoctetes iii. 27 To the Melian Nymphs he's gone.

1799 R. Polwhele Grecian Prospects Postscr. 50 To the chief attacht, a Melian friend.

1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 513 Marbles of many varieties are abundant in Greece... Another variety was..the Melian.

1887 L. E. Upcott Introd. Greek Sculpture viii. 110 The statue of Aphrodite in the Louvre, called the ‘Melian Venus’ (Venus de Milo), found in 1820 in the island of Melos.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 247/2 We find Cretan vessels exported to Melos, Egypt and the Greek mainland. Melian vases came in their turn to Crete.

1968 Encycl. Brit. XV. 132/1 The Melian earth was employed as a pigment by ancient artists.

1977 Antiquaries Jrnl. 57 348 Chemical tests have shed no further light on the origin of the wares conventionally known as ‘Melian’ and ‘Siphnian’.

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

单词	melian
释义	Meliann.adj. Brit. /ˈmiːlɪən/, U.S. /ˈmilj(ə)n/, /ˈmiliən/ Forms: 1500s Melien, 1600s– Melian, 1900s– Melean. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek Μῆλος , -ian suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek Μῆλος ( > classical Latin Mēlos ), the name of the most south-easterly island of the Cyclades in the Aegean + -ian suffix, after ancient Greek Μήλιος, noun and adjective (compare classical Latin Mēlius ). Compare Middle French Melien (1545 in the passage translated in quot. 1550 at sense A.).Melian earth in quot. 1968 at sense B. is after Hellenistic Greek γῆ Μηλία a greyish aluminous earth used in antiquity in the manufacture of paint (compare meline n.). Compare French terre mélienne (1611). A. n. A native or inhabitant of Melos. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands Rhodianc1450 Naxianc1487 Candian1549 Melian1550 Parian1550 Sciote1553 Cretan1579 Samian1579 Leucadian1615 Sciana1641 Siphnian1709 Septinsular1807 Ionian1816 Corfiote1835 Naxiote1859 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War v. xi. f. 146^v The Meliens..refused to be under the obeissaunce of the Athenyans. 1629 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Eight Bks. Peloponnesian Warre v. 341 Dialogue betweene the Athenians and Melians. 1709 I. Littlebury tr. Herodotus Hist. II. viii. 300 The Hermionians..were ejected by Hercules and the Melians out of that Country which is now call'd Doris. 1755 W. Dodd tr. Callimachus Hymns 120 Joyous receive, and to the Melians care The hallow'd gifts consign. 1865 E. H. Plumptre tr. Sophocles Philoctetes in tr. Sophocles Trag. II. 193 I set on shore the Melian, Poeas' son. 1910 W. James Mem. & Stud. (1911) 270 The Meleans say that sooner than be slaves they will appeal to the gods. 1946 G. Murray Euripides & his Age (ed. 2) v. 128 The Melians..answer as best they can. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XV. 132/2 In 416 b.c. the Athenians attacked the island and compelled the Melians to surrender. B. adj. Of or relating to the island of Melos. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands Ionic1483 Rhodiana1533 Candian1559 lesbian1559 Cretan1579 Ionian1579 Ortygian1582 Parianc1602 Lemnian1611 Carpathian1637 lesbic1659 Eubœan1660 Melian1684 Sciote1718 Minoan1830 Naxiote1859 Corfiote1877 Knossian1894 Siphnian1895 Cycladic1915 Leucadian1952 1684 J. Somers in tr. Plutarch Lives II. 28 He took to himself one of the captive Melian Women [Gk. Μηλίαν γυναῖκα]. 1725 T. Sheridan tr. Sophocles Philoctetes iii. 27 To the Melian Nymphs he's gone. 1799 R. Polwhele Grecian Prospects Postscr. 50 To the chief attacht, a Melian friend. 1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 513 Marbles of many varieties are abundant in Greece... Another variety was..the Melian. 1887 L. E. Upcott Introd. Greek Sculpture viii. 110 The statue of Aphrodite in the Louvre, called the ‘Melian Venus’ (Venus de Milo), found in 1820 in the island of Melos. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 247/2 We find Cretan vessels exported to Melos, Egypt and the Greek mainland. Melian vases came in their turn to Crete. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XV. 132/1 The Melian earth was employed as a pigment by ancient artists. 1977 Antiquaries Jrnl. 57 348 Chemical tests have shed no further light on the origin of the wares conventionally known as ‘Melian’ and ‘Siphnian’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1550
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