Ἄκανθος

See also: άκανθος and ἄκανθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓κή (akḗ, “thorn”) +‎ ᾰ̓́νθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kan.tʰos/ → /ˈa.kan.θos/ → /ˈa.kan.θos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.kan.tʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kan.tʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος • (Ákanthos) m or f (genitive Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου); second declension

1. Acanthus, the name of multiple ancient cities known to the Greeks
2. Acanthus, the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος; τῆς Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος hē Ákanthos
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου tês Akánthou
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθῳ têi Akánthōi
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθον tḕn Ákanthon
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθε Ákanthe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

The name can be masculine or feminine, depending on context. Only place names take a definite article, and they are feminine.

Derived terms

• Ἀκάνθιος (Akánthios)

Descendants

• Greek: Άκανθος (Ákanthos); Άχανθος (Áchanthos)
• Latin: Acanthus

References

• Ἄκανθος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999