chamaemelon
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰa.mae̯ˈmeː.lon/, [kʰämäe̯ˈmeːɫ̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.meˈme.lon/, [kämeˈmɛːlon]
Noun edit
chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |
| Genitive | chamaemēlī | chamaemēlōrum |
| Dative | chamaemēlō | chamaemēlīs |
| Accusative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |
| Ablative | chamaemēlō | chamaemēlīs |
| Vocative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |
References edit
- “chamaemelon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chamaemelon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.