ἑλμινθοβότανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἕλμινς (hélmins, “parasitic worm”) +‎ βοτάνη (botánē, “plant, herb”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hel.min.tʰo.bó.ta.non/ → /el.min.θoˈβo.ta.non/ → /el.min.θoˈvo.ta.non/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.min.tʰo.bó.ta.non/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)el.min.tʰoˈbo.ta.non/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /el.min.θoˈβo.ta.non/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /el.min.θoˈvo.ta.non/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /el.min.θoˈvo.ta.non/

Noun

ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον • (helmĭnthobótănon) n (genitive ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νου); second declension

1. herb used as a specific for worms, perhaps tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον; τοῦ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον tò helmĭnthobótănon	τὼ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω tṑ helmĭnthobotắnō	τᾰ̀ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ tằ helmĭnthobótănă
Genitive	τοῦ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νου toû helmĭnthobotắnou	τοῖν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοιν toîn helmĭnthobotắnoin	τῶν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νων tôn helmĭnthobotắnōn
Dative	τῷ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νῳ tôi helmĭnthobotắnōi	τοῖν ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοιν toîn helmĭnthobotắnoin	τοῖς ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νοις toîs helmĭnthobotắnois
Accusative	τὸ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον tò helmĭnthobótănon	τὼ ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω tṑ helmĭnthobotắnō	τᾰ̀ ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ tằ helmĭnthobótănă
Vocative	ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνον helmĭnthobótănon	ἑλμῐνθοβοτᾰ́νω helmĭnthobotắnō	ἑλμῐνθοβότᾰνᾰ helmĭnthobótănă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἑλμινθοβότανον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἑλμινθοβότανον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἑλμινθοβότανον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)