ἀκάνθιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀκᾰ́νθῐον • (akắnthĭon) n (genitive ἀκᾰνθῐ́ου); second declension

  1. cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
    Synonym: ὀνόπορδον (onópordon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἀκᾰ́νθῐον; τοῦ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀκᾰ́νθῐον
tò akắnthĭon 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ω
tṑ akănthĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀκᾰ́νθῐᾰ
tằ akắnthĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ου
toû akănthĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́οιν
toîn akănthĭ́oin 		τῶν ἀκᾰνθῐ́ων
tôn akănthĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ῳ
tōî akănthĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́οιν
toîn akănthĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἀκᾰνθῐ́οις
toîs akănthĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἀκᾰ́νθῐον
tò akắnthĭon 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ω
tṑ akănthĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀκᾰ́νθῐᾰ
tằ akắnthĭă
Vocative ἀκᾰ́νθῐον
akắnthĭon 		ἀκᾰνθῐ́ω
akănthĭ́ō 		ἀκᾰ́νθῐᾰ
akắnthĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: αγκάθι (agkáthi)

Further reading

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