melopepo

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).

PronunciationEdit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meːˈlo.pe.poː/, [meːˈɫ̪ɔpɛpoː]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈlo.pe.po/, [mɛˈlɔːpɛpɔ]

NounEdit

mēlopepō m (genitive mēlopeponis); third declension

melon, Cucumis melo

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mēlopepō	mēlopeponēs
Genitive	mēlopeponis	mēlopeponum
Dative	mēlopeponī	mēlopeponibus
Accusative	mēlopeponem	mēlopeponēs
Ablative	mēlopepone	mēlopeponibus
Vocative	mēlopepō	mēlopeponēs

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

⇒ Late Latin: mēlō
- Asturian: melón
- Catalan: meló
- Old French: melon
  - → Middle Dutch: melone
    - Afrikaans: meloen
    - Dutch: meloen
  - → Middle English: mē̆loun, melon, milon
    - → English: melon
      - → Japanese: メロン
      - → Korean: 멜론 (mellon)
      - → Welsh: melon
  - French: melon
  - Norman: m'lon
- Galician: melón
- Italian: melone
  - → German: Melone
- Occitan: melon
- Piedmontese: mëlon, mlon
- Portuguese: melão
- Romagnol: mlon, mlôn, mlōn
- Spanish: melón
→ Irish: mealbhacán

ReferencesEdit

“melopepo” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary

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