catmint

Senso (Inglese)

Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)

Concetti

Nepeta cataria

erba gattaia

erba dei gatti

gattaia comune

sinonimi

Nepeta cataria

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkætmɪnt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English catt mynte, kattesminte, equivalent to cat + mint. 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 *cattes minte) as well.

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