ἄκανθος

See also: άκανθος and Ἄκανθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) +‎ ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄκᾰνθος • (ákănthos) m or f (genitive ἀκᾰ́νθου); second declension

  1. The acanthus plant
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) thorn, spine, prickle

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἄκᾰνθος; τοῦ ἀκᾰ́νθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἄκᾰνθος
ho ákănthos 		τὼ ἀκᾰ́νθω
tṑ akắnthō 		οἱ ἄκᾰνθοι
hoi ákănthoi
Genitive τοῦ ἀκᾰ́νθου
toû akắnthou 		τοῖν ἀκᾰ́νθοιν
toîn akắnthoin 		τῶν ἀκᾰ́νθων
tôn akắnthōn
Dative τῷ ἀκᾰ́νθῳ
tōî akắnthōi 		τοῖν ἀκᾰ́νθοιν
toîn akắnthoin 		τοῖς ἀκᾰ́νθοις
toîs akắnthois
Accusative τὸν ἄκᾰνθον
tòn ákănthon 		τὼ ἀκᾰ́νθω
tṑ akắnthō 		τοὺς ἀκᾰ́νθους
toùs akắnthous
Vocative ἄκᾰνθε
ákănthe 		ἀκᾰ́νθω
akắnthō 		ἄκᾰνθοι
ákănthoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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