Melone

See also: melone

German

Etymology

Borrowed roughly simultaneously (15th c.) in the south from Italian melone, in the north through Middle Low German melōne and Middle Dutch meloen from Middle French melon. Both from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, literally “ripe fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈloːnə/, [meˈloː.nə], [mə-]

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Noun

Melone f (genitive Melone, plural Melonen, diminutive Melönchen n)

1. melon (plant, fruit)

   Die Melone ist lecker. ― The melon is tasty.

2. bowler hat

   Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone

   With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (German title of British TV series The Avengers)

3. (slang, in the plural) melons: a woman’s breasts, especially when large

Declension

Declension of Melone [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Melone	die	Melonen
genitive	einer	der	Melone	der	Melonen
dative	einer	der	Melone	den	Melonen
accusative	eine	die	Melone	die	Melonen

Hyponyms

• Honigmelone
• Wassermelone f
• Zuckermelone

Further reading

• “Melone” in Duden online
• “Melone” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache