ἀκάνθινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκανθα (ákantha, any thorny shrub) +‎ -ῐνος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀκάνθῐνος (akánthinosm (feminine ἀκανθῐ́νη, neuter ἀκάνθῐνον); first/second declension

  1. thorny, prickly, of thorns
  2. of shittah wood

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