See also: Melongena

Latin

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Etymology

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Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēlongēna mēlongēnae
genitive mēlongēnae mēlongēnārum
dative mēlongēnae mēlongēnīs
accusative mēlongēnam mēlongēnās
ablative mēlongēnā mēlongēnīs
vocative mēlongēna mēlongēnae

Descendants

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  • French: mélongène