origanum
See also: Origanum
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name. Doublet of oregano.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
origanum (plural origanums)
- Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum
Translations edit
plant of the genus Origanum
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈriː.ɡa.num/, [ɔˈriːɡänʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈri.ɡa.num/, [oˈriːɡänum]
Noun edit
orīganum n (genitive orīganī); second declension
Declension edit
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 edit
References edit
- “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.