melongena
See also: Melongena
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meːɫ̪ɔŋˈɡeːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [melon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːnä]
Noun edit
mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | mēlongēna | mēlongēnae |
Genitive | mēlongēnae | mēlongēnārum |
Dative | mēlongēnae | mēlongēnīs |
Accusative | mēlongēnam | mēlongēnās |
Ablative | mēlongēnā | mēlongēnīs |
Vocative | mēlongēna | mēlongēnae |