λύκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Maybe from Λυκία (Lukía, Lycia) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because this plant grows mainly in Cappadocia and Lycia.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λύκῐον • (lúkĭonn (genitive λῠκίου); second declension

  1. dyer's buckthorn (Rhamnus saxatilis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Lycium

Further reading