malum cotonium

Latin

Alternative forms

mālum cotōneum, cotōneum, cotōnium, cydōnium

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek κυδώνιον μῆλον (kudṓnion mêlon, literally “apple of Cydonia”), named after a town in Crete.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lum koˈtoː.ni.um/, [ˈmäːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ kɔˈt̪oːniʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lum koˈto.ni.um/, [ˈmäːlum koˈt̪ɔːnium]

Noun

mālum cotōnium n (genitive mālī cotōniī); second declension

the quince, fruit of the Cydonia

Declension

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Descendants

Spanish: melocotón (“peach”)
- →? Catalan: melicotó, melocotó, melacotó
- → English: melocoton
- → Portuguese: melocotão

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