melum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Doublet of mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon). First attested in Petronius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.ɫũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.lum]
Noun
mēlum n (genitive mēlī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēlum | mēla |
| genitive | mēlī | mēlōrum |
| dative | mēlō | mēlīs |
| accusative | mēlum | mēla |
| ablative | mēlō | mēlīs |
| vocative | mēlum | mēla |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: mer, meru
- Italian: mela
- Friulian: mêl
- Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
- Romanian: măr
- Romansch: mel, mail, meil
- Sassarese: mera
- Spanish: mela
References
- Alkire, Ti, Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 258
- Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 195