mespilum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.pi.lum/, [ˈmɛs.pɪ.ɫũ]

Noun

mespilum n (genitive mespilī); second declension

The medlar (fruit or tree)

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mespilum	mespila
Genitive	mespilī	mespilōrum
Dative	mespilō	mespilīs
Accusative	mespilum	mespila
Ablative	mespilō	mespilīs
Vocative	mespilum	mespila

Descendants

French: nèfle
Italian: nespola
Old French: medler
- English: medlar
→ Old High German: mespila
- German: Mispel
Portuguese: nêspera
Spanish: níspero

References

mespilum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mespilum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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