According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin, or from Δίκτη (Díktē) (the name of a mountain of Crete).
δῐ́κτᾰμνον • (díktamnon) n (genitive δῐκτᾰ́μνου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ δῐ́κτᾰμνον tò díktamnon |
τὼ δῐκτᾰ́μνω tṑ diktámnō |
τᾰ̀ δῐ́κτᾰμνᾰ tà díktamna | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ δῐκτᾰ́μνου toû diktámnou |
τοῖν δῐκτᾰ́μνοιν toîn diktámnoin |
τῶν δῐκτᾰ́μνων tôn diktámnōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ δῐκτᾰ́μνῳ tôi diktámnōi |
τοῖν δῐκτᾰ́μνοιν toîn diktámnoin |
τοῖς δῐκτᾰ́μνοις toîs diktámnois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ δῐ́κτᾰμνον tò díktamnon |
τὼ δῐκτᾰ́μνω tṑ diktámnō |
τᾰ̀ δῐ́κτᾰμνᾰ tà díktamna | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δῐ́κτᾰμνον díktamnon |
δῐκτᾰ́μνω diktámnō |
δῐ́κτᾰμνᾰ díktamna | ||||||||||
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