malum cotonium

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Calque of Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, literally “apple of Kydonia”), named after a town in Crete.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mālum cotōnium n (genitive mālī cotōniī); second declension

    1. the quince, fruit of the Cydonia

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter) with a second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    nominative mālum cotōnium māla cotōnia
    genitive mālī cotōniī mālōrum cotōniōrum
    dative mālō cotōniō mālīs cotōniīs
    accusative mālum cotōnium māla cotōnia
    ablative mālō cotōniō mālīs cotōniīs
    vocative mālum cotōnium māla cotōnia

    Descendants

    • Italian: melocotogno
    • Spanish: melocotón (“peach”)
    • → Albanian: mollaftua
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