melimelum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) +‎ μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛ.lɪˈmeː.ɫũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [me.liˈmɛː.lum]

Noun

melimēlum n (genitive melimēlī); second declension

honey apple, sweet apple
- c. 35 BCE, Horace, Satires (book 2) VIII:
  Post hoc me docuit melimela rubere minorem ad lunam delecta. quid hoc intersit, ab ipso audieris melius.
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Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	melimēlum	melimēla
genitive	melimēlī	melimēlōrum
dative	melimēlō	melimēlīs
accusative	melimēlum	melimēla
ablative	melimēlō	melimēlīs
vocative	melimēlum	melimēla

Descendants

Galician: marmelo
French: mélimèle
Portuguese: marmelo
Spanish: membrillo
Asturian: marmiellu
Mirandese: burmielho