Ἄκανθος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ᾰ̓κή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ᾰ̓́νθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.kan.tʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.kan.tʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.kan.θos/
Proper noun
Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος • (Ákanthos) m or f (genitive Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου); second declension
- Acanthus, the name of multiple ancient cities known to the Greeks
- Acanthus, the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος hē Ákanthos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου tês Akánthou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθῳ têi Akánthōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθον tḕn Ákanthon | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθε Ákanthe | ||||||||||||
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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
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
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