LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounsecond declension

mālum cotōnium

mālum cotōnium n (genitive mālī cotōniī)
Classical[ˈmaː.ɫũː kɔˈtoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.lum koˈtɔː.ni.um]
mālum cydōnium sg. acc.; sg. voc.; ; sg. nom.

Meaning

  1. the quince, fruit of the Cydonia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemālum cotōnium
mālum cydōnēum, mālum cydōnium		māla cotōnia
māla cotōnea, māla cydōnēa, māla cydōnia
genitivemālī cotōniī
mālī cotōneī, mālī cydōnēī, mālī cydōniī		mālōrum cotōniōrum
mālōrum cotōneōrum, mālōrum cydōnēōrum, mālōrum cydōniōrum
dativemālō cotōniō
mālō cotōneō, mālō cydōnēō, mālō cydōniō		mālīs cotōniīs
mālīs cotōneīs, mālīs cydōnēīs, mālīs cydōniīs
accusativemālum cotōnium
mālum cydōnēum, mālum cydōnium		māla cotōnia
māla cotōnea, māla cydōnēa, māla cydōnia
ablativemālō cotōniō
mālō cotōneō, mālō cydōnēō, mālō cydōniō		mālīs cotōniīs
mālīs cotōneīs, mālīs cydōnēīs, mālīs cydōniīs
vocativemālum cotōnium
mālum cydōnēum, mālum cydōnium		māla cotōnia
māla cotōnea, māla cydōnēa, māla cydōnia

Origins

From mālum + cotōnium. Calque of Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, “apple of Kydonia”).

Descendants
  • Italianmelocotogno
  • Spanishmelocotón
  • Catalanmelicotófrom Spanish melocotón
  • Catalanmelocotófrom Spanish melocotón
  • Catalanmelacotófrom Spanish melocotón
  • Englishmelocotonfrom Spanish melocotón
  • Portuguesemelocotãofrom Spanish melocotón
  • Albanianmollaftua

Quick answers

What does mālum cotōnium mean in Latin?
mālum cotōnium, a noun, means “the quince, fruit of the Cydonia”.
What is the genitive of mālum cotōnium?
The genitive singular is mālī cotōniī. mālum cotōnium is second declension.
How do you pronounce mālum cotōnium?
In classical Latin, [ˈmaː.ɫũː kɔˈtoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.lum koˈtɔː.ni.um].