malum cotonium

Latin

Alternative forms

mālum cotōneum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion) μῆλον (mêlon), literally "apple of Cydonia" (a town in Crete).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lum koˈtoː.ni.um/, [ˈmaː.ɫũ kɔˈtoː.ni.ũ]

Noun

mālum cotōnium n (genitive malī cotōniī); second declension

the quince, fruit of the Cydonia

Inflection

Second declension noun with a second declension adjective.

Case	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

English: quince
Italian: cotogna
Spanish: melocotón (peach)

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