noun · femininefirst declension
nepeta
nepeta f (genitive nepetae)
Classical[ˈnɛ.pɛ.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.pe.ta]
Meaning
- femininecatnip
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nepeta | nepetae |
| genitive | nepetae | nepetārum |
| dative | nepetae | nepetīs |
| accusative | nepetam | nepetās |
| ablative | nepetā | nepetīs |
| vocative | nepeta | nepetae |
Nĕpĕta, ae, f., or Nĕpĕte, is, n.,
I. a city in Etruria, now Nepi, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Liv. 6, 21; 10, 14; 27, 9.—Collat. form, Nĕpe, Vell. 1, 14, 2.—Hence,
II. Nĕpĕ-sīnus (Nepens-), a, um, adj., Nepesine:
ager, Liv. 5, 19.—Subst.: Nĕpĕsīni, ōrum, m., the Nepesines, Liv. 6, 9 and 10.nĕpĕta, ae, f.,
Origins
Unknown, but related to Ancient Greek νέπιτα (népita), νέπετος (népetos) of the same meaning. Possibly from the name of the city of Nepi in Italy, called Nepete in Roman times, from Etruscan 𐌍𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌄 (nepete); but the derivation is unusual. More likely from Ancient Greek *νεπετα (*nepeta), an unattested variant of the aforementioned terms, ultimately of Pre-Greek origin.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesenêvedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese neveda
- Spanishnébedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese neveda
- Spanishnébidafrom Old Galician-Portuguese neveda
- Asturiannébeda
- Galiciannébedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese neveda
- Galiciannébodafrom Old Galician-Portuguese neveda
- Old Spanishnieta
- Old Spanishnebda
- Old Spanishneuta
- Old Spanishneota
Elsewhere
- Frenchnépète
- Frenchnépéta
- Proto-West Germanic*nepetā
Italo-Romance
- Englishnepitellafrom ⇒ Tuscan nepitella
- Corsicannepita
- Neapolitananepeta
- Calabresenèpita
Occitano-Romance
- Catalannepta
- Old Occitannepta
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmonteseanèta
In English words that came into English from nepeta
- catnipnepeta
- nepnepeta