melongena

See also: Melongena

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meːɫ̪ɔŋˈɡeːnä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [melon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːnä]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

(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
- → English: melongene

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