cotoneum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEllipsis of mālum cotōneum (“Cydonian apple”). From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), Κυδωνία (Kudōnía). Variant of mālum cydonium, a translation of Greek μήλον κυδώνιον (mḗlon kudṓnion).
Noun
editcotōneum n (genitive cotōneī); second declension
- a quince (fruit)
Usage notes
editMore often found in the plural than in the singular.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | cotōneum | cotōnea |
genitive | cotōneī | cotōneōrum |
dative | cotōneō | cotōneīs |
accusative | cotōneum | cotōnea |
ablative | cotōneō | cotōneīs |
vocative | cotōneum | cotōnea |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Insular Romance::
- Sardinian: chidonza
- → Albanian: ftua
- → Dutch: kwee
- ⇒ Dutch: kweepeer (see there for further descendants)
- → Old High German: quitina
- Middle High German: quiten (see there for further descendants)
- → Middle Low German: quede
- → Danish: kvæde
- → Proto-Slavic: *kъduňa (see there for further descendants)