ἀκανθίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn; thorny bush”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς • (akănthĭ́s) f (genitive ἀκᾰνθῐ́δος); third declension

  1. groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
    Synonym: ἠριγέρων (ērigérōn)
  2. cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
  3. kind of perching bird, perhaps:
    1. goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), or
    2. siskin (Spinus spinus)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς; τῆς ἀκᾰνθῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς
hē akănthĭ́s 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
tṑ akănthĭ́de 		αἱ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δες
hai akănthĭ́des
Genitive τῆς ἀκᾰνθῐ́δος
tês akănthĭ́dos 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δοιν
toîn akănthĭ́doin 		τῶν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δων
tôn akănthĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δῐ
tēî akănthĭ́dĭ 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δοιν
toîn akănthĭ́doin 		ταῖς ἀκᾰνθῐ́σῐ / ἀκᾰνθῐ́σῐν
taîs akănthĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δᾰ
tḕn akănthĭ́dă 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
tṑ akănthĭ́de 		τᾱ̀ς ἀκᾰνθῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s akănthĭ́dăs
Vocative ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς
akănthĭ́s 		ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
akănthĭ́de 		ἀκᾰνθῐ́δες
akănthĭ́des
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

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