ἀκάνθινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκανθα (ákantha, “any thorny shrub”) +‎ -ῐνος (-ĭnos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kán.tʰi.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.tʰi.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/

Adjective

ἀκάνθῐνος • (akánthĭnos) m (feminine ἀκανθῐ́νη, neuter ἀκάνθῐνον); first/second declension

thorny, prickly, of thorns
of shittah wood

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀκάνθῐνος; ἀκανθῐ́νη; ἀκάνθῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀκάνθῐνος akánthĭnos	ἀκανθῐ́νη akanthĭ́nē	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthĭnon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthĭ́nā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκάνθῐνοι akánthĭnoi	ἀκάνθῐναι akánthĭnai	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthĭnă
Genitive	ἀκανθῐ́νου akanthĭ́nou	ἀκανθῐ́νης akanthĭ́nēs	ἀκανθῐ́νου akanthĭ́nou	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthĭ́noin	ἀκανθῐ́ναιν akanthĭ́nain	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthĭ́noin	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthĭ́nōn	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthĭ́nōn	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthĭ́nōn
Dative	ἀκανθῐ́νῳ akanthĭ́nōi	ἀκανθῐ́νῃ akanthĭ́nēi	ἀκανθῐ́νῳ akanthĭ́nōi	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthĭ́noin	ἀκανθῐ́ναιν akanthĭ́nain	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthĭ́noin	ἀκανθῐ́νοις akanthĭ́nois	ἀκανθῐ́ναις akanthĭ́nais	ἀκανθῐ́νοις akanthĭ́nois
Accusative	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthĭnon	ἀκανθῐ́νην akanthĭ́nēn	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthĭnon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthĭ́nā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκανθῐ́νους akanthĭ́nous	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱς akanthĭ́nās	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthĭnă
Vocative	ἀκάνθῐνε akánthĭne	ἀκανθῐ́νη akanthĭ́nē	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthĭnon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthĭ́nā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthĭ́nō	ἀκάνθῐνοι akánthĭnoi	ἀκάνθῐναι akánthĭnai	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀκανθῐ́νως akanthĭ́nōs			ἀκανθῐνώτερος akanthĭnṓteros			ἀκανθῐνώτᾰτος akanthĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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