ἐχῖνος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals). Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀑𐀜 (e-ki-no), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni), Proto-Germanic *igilaz, Albanian esh.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐχῖνος (ekhînosm (genitive ἐχῑ́νου); second declension

  1. hedgehog
  2. sea urchin
  3. shell of a sea urchin
  4. jug, cup, vase
  5. The shell of certain nuts, such as the chestnut
  6. The third stomach of ruminants (the omasum)
  7. The moulding atop the Doric capital

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: echino-
  • Greek: εχίνος (echínos), αχινός (achinós)
  • Latin: echīnus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading