adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mālinus
mālinus (feminine mālina, neuter mālinum)
Classical[ˈmaː.lɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.li.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveapple-, of the apple-tree
- adjectiveapple-green
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mālinus | mālina | mālinum |
| genitive | mālinī | mālinae | mālinī |
| dative | mālinō | mālinae | mālinō |
| accusative | mālinum | mālinam | mālinum |
| ablative | mālinō | mālinā | mālinō |
| vocative | māline | mālina | mālinum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mālinī | mālinae | mālina |
| genitive | mālinōrum | mālinārum | mālinōrum |
| dative | mālinīs | mālinīs | mālinīs |
| accusative | mālinōs | mālinās | mālina |
| ablative | mālinīs | mālinīs | mālinīs |
| vocative | mālinī | mālinae | mālina |
mālĭnus, a, um, adj., = μήλινος,
I. of or belonging to an apple-tree:
pruna, Plin. 15, 13, 12, § 42.—II. Of the color of apples, apple-green, Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 53 Jan.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾱ́λινος (mā́linos), Doric variant of μήλινος (mḗlinos), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).