chamaemelon

Latin

Alternative forms

• camomilla (Late Latin)
• chamaemēlum

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mae̯ˈmeː.lon/, [kʰämäe̯ˈmeːɫ̪ɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.meˈme.lon/, [kämeˈmɛːlon]

Noun

chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī); second declension

1. camomile

Declension

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

	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.