catnip

Etymology
Compound of, , from , from , from , from. Compare earlier, from , which very likely existed in (as ) as well.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: pişiknanəsi
 * Belarusian: кацямятка
 * Catalan: herba gatera
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 貓薄荷
 * Danish: katteurt
 * Dutch:, Nepeta
 * Esperanto: katherbo, katmento
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: კატაპიტნა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: νέπετος, καλαμίνθη
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: kattarminta
 * Irish: mismín cait, miontas cait
 * Japanese: イヌハッカ属
 * Kazakh: көкжалбыз
 * Latin: nepeta
 * Lithuanian: katžolė
 * Macedonian: мачкино нане, непе́та
 * Norwegian: kattemynter
 * Old English: nepte, *cattes minte
 * Persian: پونه‌سا
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: erva-de-gato, nêbeda
 * Romanian: iarba-mâței,
 * Russian: коша́чья мя́та
 * Slovene: máčja méta
 * Spanish: menta de gato, nébeda, hierba gatera
 * Swedish: nepetasläktet
 * Ukrainian: кото́вник
 * Welsh: mint y gath


 * Azerbaijani: adi pişiknanəsi
 * Basque: katu-belar
 * Bulgarian: коча трева
 * Catalan: herba gatera, nepta
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 貓薄荷
 * Chuvash: кушак пӳсӗр курӑкӗ
 * Czech:
 * Danish: almindelig katteurt, katteurt
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: katario, katherbo, katmento
 * Finnish: ; kollinminttu, isokissanminttu
 * French:, ,
 * Galician:
 * German:, Echte Katzenminze
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: νέπετος, καλαμίνθη
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: erba gatta
 * Japanese: イヌハッカ
 * Korean: 개박하
 * Lithuanian: paprastoji katžolė
 * Macedonian: мачкино нане
 * Norwegian: kattemynte
 * Persian: نعناع گربه‌ای
 * Picard: iérpe-éd-cat
 * Polish: kocimiętka właściwa
 * Portuguese: erva-de-gato
 * Romanian: iarba-mâței,
 * Russian: кото́вник коша́чий, коша́чья мя́та
 * Serbo-Croatian: macina trava, mačija trava, mačija metvica, macina metvica, potplotuša
 * Slovak: kocúrnik obyčajný
 * Slovene: mačja meta
 * Sorbian:
 * Upper Sorbian: prawy kocornik
 * Spanish: menta de gato, menta gatuna, albahaca de gatos,, gataria, nébeda
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: bạc hà mèo, cỏ mèo
 * Welsh: mintys y gath


 * German: Unwiderstehlichkeit, gefundenes Fressen,, Objekt der Begierde,