ἁλικάκκαβον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἁλικάκαβον (halikákabon), ἁλικάκκαβα (halikákkaba), ἁλικάκκαβος (halikákkabos)

Etymology

Perhaps from ἅλς (háls, “salt”) +‎ κακκάβη (kakkábē, “three-legged pot; partridge”), because of the shape of its fruits.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον • (halĭkắkkăbon) n (genitive ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου); second declension

  1. winter cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
    Synonym: κῠ́στῐον (kŭ́stĭon)
  2. ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
    Synonyms: κακκαλία (kakkalía), μώριος (mṓrios), στρύχνον (strúkhnon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον; τοῦ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò halĭkắkkăbon 		τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ halĭkăkkắbō 		τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tằ halĭkắkkăbă
Genitive τοῦ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου
toû halĭkăkkắbou 		τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn halĭkăkkắboin 		τῶν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βων
tôn halĭkăkkắbōn
Dative τῷ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βῳ
tōî halĭkăkkắbōi 		τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn halĭkăkkắboin 		τοῖς ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοις
toîs halĭkăkkắbois
Accusative τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò halĭkắkkăbon 		τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ halĭkăkkắbō 		τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tằ halĭkắkkăbă
Vocative ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
halĭkắkkăbon 		ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
halĭkăkkắbō 		ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
halĭkắkkăbă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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