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κονίλη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Formation like ζωμίλη (zōmílē) and μαρίλη (marílē); further unclear. Furnée compares γονώνη (gonṓnē, oregano), and perhaps γονής (gonḗs, narcissus), with variation γ/κ. The suffix -ῑ́λη is typical of Pre-Greek words.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κονῑ́λη (konī́lēf (genitive κονῑ́λης); first declension

  1. marjoram (Origanum majorana)
    Synonyms: ἀμάρακον (amárakon), σάμψουχον (sámpsoukhon)
  2. oregano (Origanum vulgare)
    Synonym: ὀρίγανον (oríganon)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: cunēla
  • Translingual: Cunila

Further reading

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