Melone

See also: melone

German

Etymology

Borrowed roughly simultaneously (15th c.) in the south from Italian melone, in the north through Middle Low German melōne and Middle Dutch meloen from Middle French melon. Both from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, literally “ripe fruit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meˈloːnə/, [meˈloː.nə], [mə-]
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Noun

Melone f (genitive Melone, plural Melonen, diminutive Melönchen n)

  1. melon (plant, fruit)
    Die Melone ist lecker. ― The melon is tasty.
  2. bowler hat
    Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone
    With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (German title of British TV series The Avengers)
  3. (slang, in the plural) melons: a woman’s breasts, especially when large

Declension
Declension of Melone [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Melone die Melonen
genitive einer der Melone der Melonen
dative einer der Melone den Melonen
accusative eine die Melone die Melonen

Hyponyms

Further reading
  • “Melone” in Duden online
  • “Melone” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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