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See also: Amomum
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
amomum (plural amomums)
- Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
Translations[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).
Noun[edit]
amōmum n (genitive amōmī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amōmum | amōma |
Genitive | amōmī | amōmōrum |
Dative | amōmō | amōmīs |
Accusative | amōmum | amōma |
Ablative | amōmō | amōmīs |
Vocative | amōmum | amōma |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “amomum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amomum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amomum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin amōmum, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).[1] First attested in 1534.
Noun[edit]
amomum m animacy unattested
- (Middle Polish) grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
- Synonym: (modern) aframon madagaskarski
Declension[edit]
Attested forms of amomum
Related terms[edit]
noun
References[edit]
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amomek”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “amomum”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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