κυδώνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ellipsis of μῆλον Κυδώνιον (mêlon Kudṓnion, literally Cydonian apple), which was also compounded as μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῠδώνῐον • (kudṓnion) n (genitive κῠδωνίου); second declension

  1. quince (fruit)

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: κυδώνι (kydóni)
  • Latin: cotōneum (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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