amomum

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English

Etymology

From Latin amomum.

Noun

amomum (plural amomums)

  1. Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).

Noun

amōmum n (genitive amōmī); second declension

  1. amomum
  2. balm containing this spice

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative amōmum amōma
genitive amōmī amōmōrum
dative amōmō amōmīs
accusative amōmum amōma
ablative amōmō amōmīs
vocative amōmum amōma

Descendants

  • Catalan: amom
  • French: amome
  • Galician: amomo
  • Italian: amomo
  • Portuguese: amomo
  • Spanish: amomo
  • Translingual: Amomum
  • → English: amomum

References

  • “amomum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “amomum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amomum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amōmum, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).[1] First attested in 1534.

Pronunciation

Noun

amomum m animacy unattested

  1. (Middle Polish) grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
    Synonym: (modern) aframon madagaskarski

Declension

Attested forms of amomum
singular plural
nominative amomum —
genitive amomu —
dative — —
accusative — —
instrumental — —
locative — —
vocative — —
noun

References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amomek”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “amomum”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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