malum punicum

Latin

Alternative forms

• mālum Pūnicum

Etymology

Literally ‘Phoenician apple’, possibly through connections with geography, mythology or colour.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lum ˈpuː.ni.kum/, [ˈmäːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ ˈpuːnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lum ˈpu.ni.kum/, [ˈmäːlum ˈpuːnikum]

Noun

mālum pūnicum n (genitive mālī pūnicī); second declension

1. A pomegranate

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with a second-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	mālum pūnicum	māla pūnica
genitive	mālī pūnicī	mālōrum pūnicōrum
dative	mālō pūnicō	mālīs pūnicīs
accusative	mālum pūnicum	māla pūnica
ablative	mālō pūnicō	mālīs pūnicīs
vocative	mālum pūnicum	māla pūnica