Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαμόμηλον (khamómēlon), from Koine Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon), from χαμαί (khamaí, on the ground) (> χάμ(ω) (chám(o)) + -ο- (-o-) > χαμό- (chamó-) + μῆλον (mêlon, fruit, apple).[1] Compare to χαμομήλι (chamomíli).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xaˈmo.mi.lo/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧μό‧μη‧λο

Noun edit

χαμόμηλο (chamómilon (plural χαμόμηλα)

  1. a less common form of χαμομήλι (chamomíli): camomile

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ χαμομήλι, χαμόμηλοΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.