memecylon

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μημέκυλον (mēmékulon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mēmecylon n (genitive mēmecylī); second declension

  1. the edible fruit of the strawberry tree

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēmecylon mēmecyla
Genitive mēmecylī mēmecylōrum
Dative mēmecylō mēmecylīs
Accusative mēmecylon mēmecyla
Ablative mēmecylō mēmecylīs
Vocative mēmecylon mēmecyla

References

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  • memecylon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • memecylon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.