cotoneum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), Κυδωνία (Kudōnía). Compare mālum cotōneum as variant of mālum cydonium, a translation of Greek μήλον κυδώνιον (mḗlon kudṓnion).

Noun

cotōneum n (genitive cotōneī); second declension

  1. a quince (fruit)

Usage notes

More often found in the plural than in the singular.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cotōneum cotōnea
Genitive cotōneī cotōneōrum
Dative cotōneō cotōneīs
Accusative cotōneum cotōnea
Ablative cotōneō cotōneīs
Vocative cotōneum cotōnea

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