memecylon
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μημέκυλον (mēmékulon).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meːˈme.ky.lon/, [meːˈmɛkʏɫ̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈme.t͡ʃi.lon/, [meˈmɛːt͡ʃilon]
Noun edit
mēmecylon n (genitive mēmecylī); second declension
- the edible fruit of the strawberry tree
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mēmecylon | mēmecyla |
| Genitive | mēmecylī | mēmecylōrum |
| Dative | mēmecylō | mēmecylīs |
| Accusative | mēmecylon | mēmecyla |
| Ablative | mēmecylō | mēmecylīs |
| Vocative | mēmecylon | mēmecyla |
References edit
- “memecylon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- memecylon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.