melum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Doublet of mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon). First attested in Petronius.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.lum/, [ˈmɛːlum]

Noun

mēlum n (genitive mēlī); second declension

apple

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mēlum	mēla
Genitive	mēlī	mēlōrum
Dative	mēlō	mēlīs
Accusative	mēlum	mēla
Ablative	mēlō	mēlīs
Vocative	mēlum	mēla

Synonyms

mālum

Related terms

*mēlus

Descendants

Aromanian: mer, meru
Italian: mela
Friulian: mêl
Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
Romanian: măr
Romansch: mel, mail, meil
Spanish: mela

References

Alkire, Ti, Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 258
Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 195

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