χαμομήλι
Greek
Alternative forms
- χαμόμηλο n (chamómilo) (less common)
- χαμαίμηλον n (chamaímilon) (the Hellenistic word, used ironically)
Etymology
From unattested diminutive form *χαμομήλιον of the Medieval Byzantine Greek χαμόμηλ(ον) (khamómēl(on)) + -ιον (-ion), from Koine Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) (> χάμ(ω) (chám(o)) + -ο- (-o-) > χαμο- (chamo-) + μῆλον (mêlon, “fruit, apple”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.moˈmi.li/
- Hyphenation: χα‧μο‧μή‧λι
Noun
χαμομήλι • (chamomíli) n (plural χαμομήλια)
- camomile (plant, dried plant and infusion)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαμομήλι (chamomíli) | χαμομήλια (chamomília) |
| genitive | χαμομηλιού (chamomilioú) | χαμομηλιών (chamomilión) |
| accusative | χαμομήλι (chamomíli) | χαμομήλια (chamomília) |
| vocative | χαμομήλι (chamomíli) | χαμομήλια (chamomília) |
References
- ^ χαμομήλι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- χαμομήλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el