melongena

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meːɫ̪ɔŋˈɡeːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [melon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːnä]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

1. (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