ὄρμενος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὅρμενος (hórmenos)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, spring), the same root of ὄρνυμι (órnumi, to awaken, arouse) and ἔρνος (érnos, shoot, sprout).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄρμενος • (órmenos) m (genitive ὀρμένου); second declension; plural also neuter ὄρμενᾰ

  1. (botany) shoot, sprout or stem, stalk (especially of cabbage and asparagus)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐξορμενῐ́ζω (exormenízō)
  • ὀρμενόεις (ormenóeis)

Descendants

  • Latin: ormenos

Further reading

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