The word recalls ὀθόνη (othónē, “fine linen”), and hardly accidentally. According to Dioscorides it originates in Egypt, while according to Pliny it is Syrian. Either way, it is probably a Semitic word.
ὀθόννᾰ • (othónna) f (genitive ὀθόννης); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ὀθόννᾰ hē othónna |
τὼ ὀθόννᾱ tṑ othónnā |
αἱ ὀθόνναι hai othónnai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ὀθόννης tês othónnēs |
τοῖν ὀθόνναιν toîn othónnain |
τῶν ὀθοννῶν tôn othonnôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ὀθόννῃ têi othónnēi |
τοῖν ὀθόνναιν toîn othónnain |
ταῖς ὀθόνναις taîs othónnais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ὀθόννᾰν tḕn othónnan |
τὼ ὀθόννᾱ tṑ othónnā |
τᾱ̀ς ὀθόννᾱς tā̀s othónnās | ||||||||||
Vocative | ὀθόννᾰ othónna |
ὀθόννᾱ othónnā |
ὀθόνναι othónnai | ||||||||||
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