μαλάβαθρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Sanskrit तमालपत्त्र (tamālapattra, “leaf of cinnamon”, literally “dark tree leaves”), from तमस् (tamas, “dark”) + पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /maː.lá.ba.tʰron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /maˈla.ba.tʰron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maˈla.βa.θron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maˈla.va.θron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈla.va.θron/

Noun

μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρον • (mālắbăthron) n (genitive μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρου); second declension

malabathrum, Indian bay leaf, Malabar leaf (Cinnamomum tamala)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρον; τοῦ μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρον tò mālắbăthron	τὼ μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρω tṑ mālăbắthrō	τᾰ̀ μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρᾰ tằ mālắbăthră
Genitive	τοῦ μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρου toû mālăbắthrou	τοῖν μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θροιν toîn mālăbắthroin	τῶν μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρων tôn mālăbắthrōn
Dative	τῷ μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρῳ tōî mālăbắthrōi	τοῖν μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θροιν toîn mālăbắthroin	τοῖς μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θροις toîs mālăbắthrois
Accusative	τὸ μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρον tò mālắbăthron	τὼ μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρω tṑ mālăbắthrō	τᾰ̀ μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρᾰ tằ mālắbăthră
Vocative	μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρον mālắbăthron	μᾱλᾰβᾰ́θρω mālăbắthrō	μᾱλᾰ́βᾰθρᾰ mālắbăthră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

μαλαβάθρινος (malabáthrinos)

Descendants

→ English: malabathrum

References

^ Casson, Lionel. The Periplus Maris Erythraei: Text With Introduction, Translation, and Commentary 1989. Princeton University Press, p. 241