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die Melodie

noun · /meloˈdiː/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German melodīe, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā). Since the 16th century, the inherited form Melodei was increasingly readapted to the Latin and to French mélodie.

Translation

  1. melody, tune (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Melodie Melodien
Accusative Melodie Melodien
Dative Melodie Melodien
Genitive Melodie Melodien

Melodie

noun ·

Translation

  1. melody source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd

    Die Melodie war mir nicht vertraut.

    The tune was not familiar to me.

    Ich weiß nicht, wie die Vögel heißen, die eine so schöne Melodie gezwitschert haben.

    I don't know the name of the birds that were singing such a merry song.

    Das Lied hatte eine Melodie, die so ging:

    The song had a melody that went like this.

  2. melody; tune source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en