βατράχιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰ́τρᾰχος (bắtrăkhos, frog) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Compare typologically Latin rānunculus (diminutive of rāna).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰτρᾰ́χῐον • (bătrắkhĭonn (genitive βᾰτρᾰχῐ́ου); second declension

  1. buttercup (plant of the genus Ranunculus)

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