amomum, amomi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
- Geography:
- Near East
amonum, eastern spice-plant; spice from the plant; unguent/balm with this spice;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amomum | amoma |
| Gen. | amomi | amomorum |
| Dat. | amomo | amomis |
| Acc. | amomum | amoma |
| Voc. | amomum | amoma |
| Abl. | amomo | amomis |
Examples
- T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...addit purpuram. ex Arabia tibi attuli tus, Ponto amomum. tene tibi, voluptas mea. PHRON. Accipe hoc, <Astaphium,> abduce..." - P
Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...fallax herba veneni occidet; Assyrium vulgo nascetur amomum. At simul heroum laudes et facta parentis iam legere..." - P
Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...gaudet; mella fluant illi, ferat et rubus asper amomum. Menalcas Qui Bavium non odit, amet tua carmina, Mevi..." - G
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...spend two consecutive winters in camp. Apud Gorduenos amomum et alii leves odores gignuntur. Tum vero Bithynii propinquantes..."