amomum
See also: Amomum
English
Noun
amomum (plural amomums)
- Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).
Declension
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
References
- “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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amōmum, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).[1] First attested in 1534.
Noun
amomum m animacy unattested
- (Middle Polish) grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
- Synonym: (modern) aframon madagaskarski
Declension
Attested forms of amomum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amomum | — |
| genitive | amomu | — |
| dative | — | — |
| accusative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
| locative | — | — |
| vocative | — | — |
References
- 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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