χαμόμηλο

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Greek

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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χαμόμηλο (chamómilon (plural χαμόμηλα)

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

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ χαμομήλι, χαμόμηλο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language