name
Meaning 1
One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Melchior
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: M EY0 L CH IY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: rather rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Solomon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sage
noun
Meaning 5
United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lauritz Melchior, Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tenor
History
Etymology
From Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור (“king of light”), from מלך (“king”) + אור (“light”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: Melkiór — one of the Magi
- Albanian: Melkióri — one of the Magi
- Albanian: Melhiór — one of the Magi
- Albanian: Melhióri — one of the Magi
- Armenian: Մելքոն (Melkʻon) — one of the Magi
- Bulgarian: Мелхиор (Melhior) — one of the Magi
- Catalan: Melcior — one of the Magi
- French: Melchior — one of the Magi
- Galician: Melchor — one of the Magi
- Hungarian: Menyhért — one of the Magi
- Italian: Melchiorre — one of the Magi
- Occitan: Melquiòr — one of the Magi
- Polish: Melchior — one of the Magi
- Portuguese: Belchior — one of the Magi
- Russian: Мельхио́р (Melʹxiór) — one of the Magi
- Sicilian: Mirchiorri — one of the Magi
- Spanish: Melchor — one of the Magi
- Albanian: Melkiór — male given name
- Albanian: Melkióri — male given name
- Albanian: Melhiór — male given name
- Albanian: Melhióri — male given name
- Bulgarian: Мелхиор (Melhior) — male given name
- French: Melchior — male given name
- Galician: Melchor — male given name
- German: Melchior — male given name
- Italian: Melchiorre — male given name
- Polish: Melchior — male given name
- Sicilian: Mirchiorri — male given name
- Spanish: Melchor — male given name
- Swedish: Melker — male given name
- Bulgarian: Мелхиор (Melhior) — wine bottle of 18 litres