melongena

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mēlongēna	mēlongēnae
genitive	mēlongēnae	mēlongēnārum
dative	mēlongēnae	mēlongēnīs
accusative	mēlongēnam	mēlongēnās
ablative	mēlongēnā	mēlongēnīs
vocative	mēlongēna	mēlongēnae

DescendantsEdit

• English: melongene
• French: mélongène