δίκταμνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin, or from Δίκτη (Díktē) (the name of a mountain of Crete).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐ́κτᾰμνον (díktamnon) n (genitive δῐκτᾰ́μνου); second declension

  1. dittany (Origanum dictamnus)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • δῐκτᾰ́μνῐνος (diktámninos)
  • δῐκτᾰμνῑ́της (diktamnī́tēs)
  • δῐκτᾰμνοειδής (diktamnoeidḗs)

Descendants

  • Greek: δίκταμο (díktamo)
  • Latin: dictamnum, dictamnus

Further reading

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