melongena
Latin
Etymology
Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdinjân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meː.ɫɔŋˈɡeː.na]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [me.lonˈd͡ʒeː.na]
Noun
mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēlongēna | mēlongēnae |
| genitive | mēlongēnae | mēlongēnārum |
| dative | mēlongēnae | mēlongēnīs |
| accusative | mēlongēnam | mēlongēnās |
| ablative | mēlongēnā | mēlongēnīs |
| vocative | mēlongēna | mēlongēnae |
Descendants
- English: melongene
- French: mélongène
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