chamaemelon

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mae̯ˈmeː.lon/, [kʰämäe̯ˈmeːɫ̪ɔn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.meˈme.lon/, [kämeˈmɛːlon]

Noun

chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī); second declension

camomile

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chamaemēlon	chamaemēla
Genitive	chamaemēlī	chamaemēlōrum
Dative	chamaemēlō	chamaemēlīs
Accusative	chamaemēlon	chamaemēla
Ablative	chamaemēlō	chamaemēlīs
Vocative	chamaemēlon	chamaemēla

References

“chamaemelon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
chamaemelon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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