δίκταμνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dík.tam.non/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdik.tam.non/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðik.tam.non/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðik.tam.non/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðik.tam.non/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ί and α by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

δίκταμνον • (díktamnon) n (genitive δίκταμνου); second declension

dittany (Origanum dictamnus)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ δίκταμνον; τοῦ δικτάμνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δίκταμνον tò díktamnon	τὼ δικτάμνω tṑ diktámnō	τᾰ̀ δίκταμνᾰ tà díktamna
Genitive	τοῦ δικτάμνου toû diktámnou	τοῖν δικτάμνοιν toîn diktámnoin	τῶν δικτάμνων tôn diktámnōn
Dative	τῷ δικτάμνῳ tôi diktámnōi	τοῖν δικτάμνοιν toîn diktámnoin	τοῖς δικτάμνοις toîs diktámnois
Accusative	τὸ δίκταμνον tò díktamnon	τὼ δικτάμνω tṑ diktámnō	τᾰ̀ δίκταμνᾰ tà díktamna
Vocative	δίκταμνον díktamnon	δικτάμνω diktámnō	δίκταμνᾰ díktamna
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: dictamnum
- English: dittany
- Italian: dittamo
- Translingual: Dictamnus