μέλαν

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Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ → Mens stulta ridet, quando ridendum est nihil → Es lacht der Tor, auch wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt

Menander, Monostichoi, 108
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Full diacritics: μέλᾰν Medium diacritics: μέλαν Low diacritics: μέλαν Capitals: ΜΕΛΑΝ
Transliteration A: mélan Transliteration B: melan Transliteration C: melan Beta Code: me/lan

English (LSJ)

ᾰνος, τό, (neut. of μέλας)

   A ink, Pl.Phdr.276c; τὸ μ. τρίβων D.18.258, cf. Herod.5.66, etc.; μ. γραφικόν Dsc.1.69; used of a drawing material capable of erasure, Procl.Hyp.3.72.    2 μ. Ἰνδικόν indigo, Peripl.M.Rubr.39.    II iris of the eye, Arist. HA491b21.    b cornea, Gal.14.772.    2 = αἰδοῖον, τὸ μ. τῷ μ. συναρμόσαι PMag.Par.1.403.

German (Pape)

[Seite 119] τό, das Schwarze, s. μέλας. Als subst. bes. die Tinte, Leon. Al. 25 (IX, 350); Plut. u. A.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μέλᾰν: ᾰνος, τό, (οὐδ. τοῦ μέλας) ὡς οὐσ. τὸ μέλαν = ἡ μελάνη, Πλάτ. Φαῖδρ. 276C˙ τὸ μ. τρίβων Δημ. 313. 11, κέλευσον ἐλθεῖν τὸν στίκτην ἔχοντα γραφίδα καὶ μέλαν Ἡρώνδ. V, 66.

French (Bailly abrégé)

neutre de μέλας;
un papyrus magique parle de τὸ μέλαν pour désigner les deux sexes, probablement une allusion à la toison pubienne.

English (Autenrieth)

dat. μείλανι, comp. μελάντερος: dark, black, in the general and extensive meaning of these words, opp. λευκός, Il. 3.103; said of dust, steel, blood, wine, water, grapes, ships, clouds, evening, night, death.—As subst., μέλαν δρυός, i. e. the ‘heart-wood,’ which is always the darkest, Od. 14.12.

English (Strong)

neuter of μέλας as noun; ink: ink.