σητάνιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σῑτᾰ́νῐον (sītắnĭon)

Etymology

From σητάνιος (sētánios, of this year, this year's).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σητᾰ́νῐον • (sētắnĭonn (genitive σητᾰνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. medlar (Mespilus germanica)
    Synonyms: ἐπῐμηλῐ́ς (epĭmēlĭ́s), μέσπιλον (méspilon)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: sētania

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