mespilum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmes.pi.lum/, [ˈmɛs.pɪ.ɫũ]

Noun

mespilum n (genitive mespilī); second declension

  1. The medlar (fruit or tree)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative mespilum mespila
genitive mespilī mespilōrum
dative mespilō mespilīs
accusative mespilum mespila
ablative mespilō mespilīs
vocative mespilum mespila

References

  • mespilum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mespilum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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