LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cotōneum

cotōneum n (genitive cotōneī)
Classical[kɔˈtoː.ne.ũː]Ecclesiastical[koˈtɔː.ne.um]

Meaning

  1. a quince (fruit)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecotōneumcotōnea
genitivecotōneīcotōneōrum
dativecotōneōcotōneīs
accusativecotōneumcotōnea
ablativecotōneōcotōneīs
vocativecotōneumcotōnea

Origins

Ellipsis of mālum cotōneum (“Cydonian apple”). From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), Κυδωνία (Kudōnía). Variant of mālum cydonium, a translation of Greek μήλον κυδώνιον (mḗlon kudṓnion).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancotogno
  • Italiancotogna
  • Siciliancutugnu
  • Siciliancutugna
  • Venetancodogno
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancodony
  • Occitancodonh
  • Auvergnatcoenhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Auvergnatcodònhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Gasconcodolhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Gasconconhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Gasconcuenhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Gasconcodoifrom Occitan codonh
  • Limousincoduenhfrom Occitan codonh
  • Vivaro-Alpineacodonhfrom Occitan codonh
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniangutuie
  • Aromaniangutunji
  • Aromaniangutunjep
  • Aromaniangãtunji
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianchidonza
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancodogn
  • Romanshcudogn
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancudògn
  • Emiliancodògn
  • Emiliandògn
  • Lombardcodògn
  • Piedmontesecodògn
  • Piedmontesecògn
  • Romagnolcudògn
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalcoueng
  • Old Frenchcodoin
Ibero-Romance
  • Northern Ribagorçancodonyfrom Aragonese codonyo
Borrowings
  • Albanianftua
  • Dutchkweepeerfrom Middle Dutch quede
  • Danishkvædefrom Middle Low German quede
  • Middle High Germanquitenfrom Old High German quitina
  • Proto-Slavic*kъduňa

Quick answers

What does cotōneum mean in Latin?
cotōneum, a noun, means “a quince (fruit)”.
What is the genitive of cotōneum?
The genitive singular is cotōneī. cotōneum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cotōneum?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈtoː.ne.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈtɔː.ne.um].