acanthus

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See also: Acanthus, and -acanthus

English

Etymology

From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ænθəs

Noun

acanthus (plural acanthuses or acanthi)

  1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lua error in Module:parameters at line 858: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.[First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
  2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Lua error in Module:parameters at line 858: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.[First attested in the mid 18th century.][2]
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      It is difficult to imagine that Bernard of Clairvaux was gullible enough to accept dozens of historiated windows, grisaille fields of griffins, mosaic pavements, carved acanthus capitals, inhabited vine columns, and golden altarware on the strength of the justifications offered by a single window, one tympanum, and Suger's libelli


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References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “acanthus”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

Noun

acanthus m (genitive acanthī); second declension

  1. A plant known as bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).
  2. A thorny evergreen tree.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative acanthus acanthī
genitive acanthī acanthōrum
dative acanthō acanthīs
accusative acanthum acanthōs
ablative acanthō acanthīs
vocative acanthe acanthī

Descendants

  • → English: acanthus
  • → French: acanthe

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References

  • “acanthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “acanthus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “acanthus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “acanthus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • “acanthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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