ἀκανθοφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́κᾰνθᾰ (ắkănthă, “thorn; thistle”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kan.tʰo.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kan.tʰoˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kan.θoˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kan.θoˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kan.θoˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γος • (ăkănthophắgos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον); second declension

feeding on thistles

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γος; ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γος ăkănthophắgos	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον ăkănthophắgon	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοι ăkănthophắgoi	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γᾰ ăkănthophắgă
Genitive	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γου ăkănthophắgou	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γου ăkănthophắgou	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοιν ăkănthophắgoin	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοιν ăkănthophắgoin	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γων ăkănthophắgōn	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γων ăkănthophắgōn
Dative	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γῳ ăkănthophắgōi	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γῳ ăkănthophắgōi	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοιν ăkănthophắgoin	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοιν ăkănthophắgoin	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοις ăkănthophắgois	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοις ăkănthophắgois
Accusative	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον ăkănthophắgon	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον ăkănthophắgon	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γους ăkănthophắgous	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γᾰ ăkănthophắgă
Vocative	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γε ăkănthophắge	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γον ăkănthophắgon	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γω ăkănthophắgō	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γοι ăkănthophắgoi	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γᾰ ăkănthophắgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰ́γως ăkănthophắgōs		ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰγώτερος ăkănthophăgṓteros		ᾰ̓κᾰνθοφᾰγώτᾰτος ăkănthophăgṓtătos
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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