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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πράσον (práson, “leek”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prá.si.on/ → /ˈpra.si.on/ → /ˈpra.si.on/
Noun
πρᾰ́σῐον • (prásion) n (genitive πρᾰσῐ́ου); second declension
- white horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
- Synonyms: ἀστερίσπα (asteríspa), καμηλοπόδιον (kamēlopódion), προπέδιλον (propédilon), φιλοφαρές (philopharés), φυλλοφερές (phullopherés)
- kind of seaweed
Inflection
Derived terms
Adjective
πράσῐον • (prásion)
- inflection of πράσιος (prásios):
- masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
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