melongena

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meː.lonˈɡeː.na/, [meː.ɫɔŋˈɡeː.na]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.lonˈd͡ʒe.na/, [me.lonˈd͡ʒeː.na]

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) aubergine

Inflection

First declension.

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

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