melum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Doublet of mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon). First attested in Petronius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛːlum]
Noun[edit]
mēlum n (genitive mēlī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mēlum | mēla |
Genitive | mēlī | mēlōrum |
Dative | mēlō | mēlīs |
Accusative | mēlum | mēla |
Ablative | mēlō | mēlīs |
Vocative | mēlum | mēla |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Aromanian: mer, meru
- Italian: mela
- Friulian: mêl
- Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
- Romanian: măr
- Romansch: mel, mail, meil
- Spanish: mela
References[edit]
- Alkire, Ti, Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 258
- Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 195