cotonium

Latin

Alternative forms

• cotōneum

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈtoː.ni.um/, [kɔˈt̪oːniʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈto.ni.um/, [koˈt̪ɔːnium]

Noun

cotōnium n (genitive cotōniī or cotōnī); second declension

1. a quince (fruit)

Usage notes

More often found in the plural than in the singular.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	cotōnium	cotōnia
genitive	cotōniī cotōnī1	cotōniōrum
dative	cotōniō	cotōniīs
accusative	cotōnium	cotōnia
ablative	cotōniō	cotōniīs
vocative	cotōnium	cotōnia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Synonyms

• cydōnium mālum