melongena

See also: Melongena

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [meː.ɫɔŋˈɡeː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [me.lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.na]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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