origanum

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See also: Origanum

English

Etymology

From the genus name. Doublet of oregano.

Pronunciation

Noun

origanum (plural origanums)

  1. Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon).

Pronunciation

Noun

orīganum n (genitive orīganī); second declension

  1. oregano
  2. marjoram

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative orīganum orīgana
Genitive orīganī orīganōrum
Dative orīganō orīganīs
Accusative orīganum orīgana
Ablative orīganō orīganīs
Vocative orīganum orīgana

Descendants

References

  • “origanum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • origanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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