ἀκανθίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς • (akanthís) 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 akanthís 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
tṑ akanthíde 		αἱ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δες
hai akanthídes
Genitive τῆς ἀκᾰνθῐ́δος
tês akanthídos 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δοιν
toîn akanthídoin 		τῶν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δων
tôn akanthídōn
Dative τῇ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δῐ
têi akanthídi 		τοῖν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δοιν
toîn akanthídoin 		ταῖς ἀκᾰνθῐ́σῐ / ἀκᾰνθῐ́σῐν
taîs akanthísi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἀκᾰνθῐ́δᾰ
tḕn akanthída 		τὼ ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
tṑ akanthíde 		τᾱ̀ς ἀκᾰνθῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s akanthídas
Vocative ἀκᾰνθῐ́ς
akanthís 		ἀκᾰνθῐ́δε
akanthíde 		ἀκᾰνθῐ́δες
akanthídes
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