memecylon
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek μημέκυλον (mēmékulon).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meːˈme.ky.lon/, [meːˈmɛkʏɫ̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈme.t͡ʃi.lon/, [meˈmɛːt͡ʃilon]
Noun
[edit]mēmecylon n (genitive mēmecylī); second declension
- the edible fruit of the strawberry tree
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- “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.