codony

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cotōneum (compare Occitan codonh, French coing, Italian cotogna), from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion). First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [kuˈðuɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈðoɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈðoɲ]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

codony m (plural codonys)

1. quince (fruit)

Derived terms

• codonyar
• codonyat
• codonyer
• codonyeta

Further reading

• “codony”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “codony”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)