χαμομήλι
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- χαμόμηλο n (chamómilo) (less common)
- χαμαίμηλον n (chamaímilon) (the Hellenistic word, used ironically)
Etymology
editFrom unattested diminutive form *χαμομήλιον of the Medieval Byzantine Greek χαμόμηλ(ον) (khamómēl(on)) + -ιον (-ion), from Koine Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) (> χάμ(ω) (chám(o)) + -ο- (-o-) > χαμο- (chamo-) + μῆλον (mêlon, “fruit, apple”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editχαμομήλι • (chamomíli) n (plural χαμομήλια)
- camomile (plant, dried plant and infusion)
Declension
editDeclension of χαμομήλι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαμομήλι • | χαμομήλια • |
| genitive | χαμομηλιού • | χαμομηλιών • |
| accusative | χαμομήλι • | χαμομήλια • |
| vocative | χαμομήλι • | χαμομήλια • |
References
edit- ^ “χαμομήλι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
Further reading
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