amomum

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin amomum.

Noun

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amomum (plural amomums)

  1. Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.

Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).

Noun

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amōmum n (genitive amōmī); second declension

  1. amomum
  2. balm containing this spice

Declension

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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

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  • Catalan: amom
  • French: amome
  • Galician: amomo
  • Italian: amomo
  • Portuguese: amomo
  • Spanish: amomo
  • Translingual: Amomum
  • English: amomum

References

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin amōmum, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον (ámōmon).[1] First attested in 1534.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amomum m animacy unattested

  1. (Middle Polish) grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
    Synonym: (modern) aframon madagaskarski

Declension

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noun

References

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  1. ^ 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]