origanum
See also: Origanum
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
origanum (plural origanums)
- Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum
Anagrams
- argonium
Latin
Alternative forms
- orīganon
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈriː.ɡa.num/, [ɔˈriː.ɡa.nũ]
Noun
orīganum n (genitive orīganī); second declension
- oregano
- marjoram
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orīganum | orīgana |
| Genitive | orīganī | orīganōrum |
| Dative | orīganō | orīganīs |
| Accusative | orīganum | orīgana |
| Ablative | orīganō | orīganīs |
| Vocative | orīganum | orīgana |
Descendants
- Catalan: orenga
- French: origan
- Galician: ourego
- Italian: origano
- Portuguese: orégão, ourégão, ourego
- Spanish: orégano
- English: oregano
- Welsh: oregano
- English: oregano
- Translingual: Origanum
References
- origanum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- origanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette