melum
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) 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