Ysop

German

Hyssopus officinalis

Alternative forms

• Isop, Eisop, Ysope, Ysopp, Isope, Isopp, Ysopue, Ispe, Yspe (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔˈiːzɔp]

Etymology

From Middle High German isôpe, ysôpe, from Old High German isopo, isipo, variant declension of hysop, from Medieval Latin hȳsōpus, hȳssōpus, from Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos).

Noun

Ysop m (genitive Ysops or Ysopes, plural Ysope)

1. hyssop

Synonyms

• Josefskraut

Further reading

• “Ysop” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ysop” in Duden online
• “Ysop” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.