LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

chamaepitys

chamaepitys f (genitive chamaepityos)

Meaning

  1. feminineyellow bugle (Ajuga chamaepitys)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechamaepityschamaepityēs
genitivechamaepityoschamaepityum
dativechamaepityīchamaepityibus
accusativechamaepitynchamaepityēs
ablativechamaepityechamaepityibus
vocativechamaepitychamaepityēs

chămaepĭtys, ўos, f., = χαμαίπιτυς,
I. a plant, called in pure Lat. abiga, groundpine, said to have the power of producing abortion, Plin. 24, 6, 20, § 29; gen., id. 14, 16, 19, § 112; dat. chamaepityi, id. 21, 29, 103, § 175; acc. chamaepityn, id. 26, 8, 53, § 85.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Latinchamaepitys

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōmder. Ancient Greek χᾰμαί (khămaí) Ancient Greek πῐ́τῠς (pĭ́tŭs) Ancient Greek χαμαίπιτυς (khamaípitus)bor. Latin chamaepitys Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαίπιτυς (khamaípitus).

Descendants
  • Translingualchamaepitys
  • TranslingualChamaepitys

Quick answers

What does chamaepitys mean in Latin?
chamaepitys, a noun, means “yellow bugle (Ajuga chamaepitys)”.
What is the genitive of chamaepitys?
The genitive singular is chamaepityos. chamaepitys is feminine, third declension.
Where does chamaepitys come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- → Latin chamaepitys.