melongena

See also: Melongena

Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان‎ (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان‎ (bâdenjân).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meːɫ̪ɔŋˈɡeːnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [melon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːnä]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēlongēna mēlongēnae
Genitive mēlongēnae mēlongēnārum
Dative mēlongēnae mēlongēnīs
Accusative mēlongēnam mēlongēnās
Ablative mēlongēnā mēlongēnīs
Vocative mēlongēna mēlongēnae

Descendants
  • → French: mélongène
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