κάρδαμον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Som attempted to link the word with κράδος (krádos, twig) or σκόροδον (skórodon, garlic), but it seems doubtful. The noun is clearly a loanword and it has been connected with Proto-Anatolian *karsani- (soapweed). According to Beekes, the suffix "-αμον" points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάρδαμον (kárdamon) n (genitive καρδάμου); second declension

  1. The garden cress (Lepidium sativum), of which the seed was eaten like mustard

Inflection

Derived terms

  • καρδαμάλη (kardamálē)
  • καρδαμίζω (kardamízō)
  • καρδαμίνη (kardamínē)
  • καρδαμίς (kardamís)
  • καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon)
  • καρδάνη (kardánē)

Descendants

References

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