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Reconstruction:Latin/melum
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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Compare mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmelu/
Declension
Second declension neuter.
| Italo-Western declension of *mēlum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | *mẹ́lọ | *mẹ́la | ||
| genitive | *mẹ́li | *mẹlọ́rọ | ||
| dative | *mẹ́lọ | *mẹ́lis | ||
| accusative-ablative | *mẹ́lọ | *mẹ́la | ||
| Eastern declension of *mēlum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | *mẹ́lu | *mẹ́la | ||
| genitive | *mẹ́li | *mẹlóru | ||
| dative | *mẹ́lo | *mẹ́lis | ||
| accusative-ablative | *mẹ́lu | *mẹ́la | ||
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Descendants
References
- Alkire, Ti; Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 258
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