Old English · noun
cattes minte
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkɑt.tes ˌmin.te/
- Syllables
- ˈkɑt · tes · ˌmin · te (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- catmintcatnip
Meaning
-
catnip
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cattes minte | cattes mintan |
| Accusative | cattes mintan | cattes mintan |
| Genitive | cattes mintan | cattes mintena |
| Dative | cattes mintan | cattes mintum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Unattested in Old English; its listing in the Bosworth-Toller is an error. However, the word's appearance in early Middle English (c. 1230) and other Germanic languages (German Katzenminze, Icelandic kattarminta, Swedish kattmynta) means that it is very likely to have existed in Old English as well.
Descendants
catmint
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