melum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Doublet of mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon). First attested in Petronius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛːlum]
Noun
[edit]mēlum n (genitive mēlī); second declension
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Aromanian: mer, meru
- Italian: mela
- Friulian: mêl
- Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
- Romanian: măr
- Romansch: mel, mail, meil
- Spanish: mela
References
[edit]- 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