μελιτζάνα
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μελιντζάνα (melintzána) under the influence of Italian melanzana, both from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān, “aubergine”). Doublet of βαζάνι (vazáni).
Pronunciation
Noun
μελιτζάνα • (melitzána) f (plural μελιτζάνες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
| genitive | μελιτζάνας (melitzánas) | μελιτζανών (melitzanón) |
| accusative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
| vocative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
Derived terms
- μελιτζανής (melitzanís, “of aubergine colour”, adjective)
- μελιτζανί n (melitzaní, “aubergine”, colour)
- μελιτζανοσαλάτα f (melitzanosaláta, “aubergine salad”)
Further reading
μελιτζάνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- μελιτζάνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
