noun · neutersecond declension
melimēlum
melimēlum n (genitive melimēlī)
Classical[mɛ.lɪˈmeː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[me.liˈmɛː.lum]
Meaning
- a sweet kind of apple
Post hoc me docuit melimela rubere minorem ad lunam delecta. quid hoc intersit, ab ipso audieris melius.
c. 35 BCE, Horatius, Sermones 2.8.31–33
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | melimēlum | melimēla |
| genitive | melimēlī | melimēlōrum |
| dative | melimēlō | melimēlīs |
| accusative | melimēlum | melimēla |
| ablative | melimēlō | melimēlīs |
| vocative | melimēlum | melimēla |
Origins
From Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).
Descendants
- Frenchmélimèle
- Portuguesemarmelo
- Spanishmembrillo
- Galicianmarmelo
- Asturianmarmiellu
- Mirandeseburmielho
In English words that came into English from melimēlum
- marmalademelimēlum