melongena

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mēlongena f ‎(genitive mēlongenae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mēlongena	mēlongenae
genitive	mēlongenae	mēlongenārum
dative	mēlongenae	mēlongenīs
accusative	mēlongenam	mēlongenās
ablative	mēlongenā	mēlongenīs
vocative	mēlongena	mēlongenae

DescendantsEdit

• English: melongene
• French: mélongène