malum punicum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally ‘Phoenician apple’, possibly through connections with geography, mythology or colour.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaː.lum ˈpuː.ni.kum/, [ˈmäːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ ˈpuːnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.lum ˈpu.ni.kum/, [ˈmäːlum ˈpuːnikum]
Noun edit
mālum pūnicum n (genitive mālī pūnicī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter) with a second-declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mālum pūnicum | māla pūnica |
| Genitive | mālī pūnicī | mālōrum pūnicōrum |
| Dative | mālō pūnicō | mālīs pūnicīs |
| Accusative | mālum pūnicum | māla pūnica |
| Ablative | mālō pūnicō | mālīs pūnicīs |
| Vocative | mālum pūnicum | māla pūnica |