melongena

Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdinjân).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meː.ɫɔŋˈɡeː.na]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [me.lonˈd͡ʒeː.na]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēlongēna mēlongēnae
Genitive mēlongēnae mēlongēnārum
Dative mēlongēnae mēlongēnīs
Accusative mēlongēnam mēlongēnās
Ablative mēlongēnā mēlongēnīs
Vocative mēlongēna mēlongēnae

Descendants

  • French: mélongène
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