nepeta

See also: Nepeta and népéta

English

Etymology

From Nepeta (“genus name”).

Noun

nepeta (plural nepetas)

  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip and ground ivy.
    • 1997 October 13, New York: Interior Design ′97, page 79,
      NICE DIGS: Tomato tepees, nepeta, strawberries, and herbs in raised beds billow onto the gravel walk; a neat lattice camouflages a propane tank.
    • 2006 Spring, Early Homes, page 42,
      The property is now protected by deer fencing, but Nancy spent many years experimenting with plants that are deer resistant, such as lavender, nepeta (catmint), and peonies.
    • 2007 May-June, Old House Interiors, page 103,
      TOP. Mirror-image borders in Hampshire, with purple nepeta, carmine-red geraniums, and yellow thalictrum.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Probably from the city of Nepi in Italy (called Nepete in Roman times)[1].

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.pe.ta/, [ˈnɛ.pɛ.ta]

Noun

nepeta f (genitive nepetae); first declension

  1. catnip

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nepeta nepetae
Genitive nepetae nepetārum
Dative nepetae nepetīs
Accusative nepetam nepetās
Ablative nepetā nepetīs
Vocative nepeta nepetae

Descendants

References
  • nepeta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nepeta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. Missouri Botanical Garden: Nepeta × faassenii
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