ἑλμινθοβότανον
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἕλμινς (hélmins, “parasitic worm”) + βοτάνη (botánē, “plant, herb”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hel.min.tʰo.bó.ta.non/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)el.min.tʰoˈbo.ta.non/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /el.min.θoˈβo.ta.non/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /el.min.θoˈvo.ta.non/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /el.min.θoˈvo.ta.non/
Noun
ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον • (helmĭnthobótănon) n (genitive ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νου); second declension
- herb used as a specific for worms, perhaps tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον tò helmĭnthobótănon |
τὼ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω tṑ helmĭnthobotắnō |
τᾰ̀ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ tằ helmĭnthobótănă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νου toû helmĭnthobotắnou |
τοῖν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοιν toîn helmĭnthobotắnoin |
τῶν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νων tôn helmĭnthobotắnōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νῳ tōî helmĭnthobotắnōi |
τοῖν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοιν toîn helmĭnthobotắnoin |
τοῖς ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοις toîs helmĭnthobotắnois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον tò helmĭnthobótănon |
τὼ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω tṑ helmĭnthobotắnō |
τᾰ̀ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ tằ helmĭnthobótănă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον helmĭnthobótănon |
ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω helmĭnthobotắnō |
ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ helmĭnthobótănă | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἑλμινθοβότανον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἑλμινθοβότανον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἑλμινθοβότανον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)