catnip

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
2. (countable, uncountable) Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that causes excitement or interest.

Concetti

Nepeta cataria

bella

gattaia

erba dei gatti

gattaia comune

erba gattaia

erba gatta

sinonimi

catmint

Nepeta cataria

nep

Traduzioni

Katzenminze

cataire

nébeda

erva-de-gato

gatera

kattenkruid

menta de gato

hierba gatera

Schöne

Nepeta

nepeta

népéta

nepeta cataria

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkætnɪp/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Compound of cat + nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.