From ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”); literally "dog away". So called because the plant is toxic to dogs.
ἀπόκυνον • (apókunon) n (genitive ἀποκύνου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ἀπόκυνον tò apókunon |
τὼ ἀποκύνω tṑ apokúnō |
τᾰ̀ ἀπόκυνᾰ tà apókuna | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀποκύνου toû apokúnou |
τοῖν ἀποκύνοιν toîn apokúnoin |
τῶν ἀποκύνων tôn apokúnōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀποκύνῳ tôi apokúnōi |
τοῖν ἀποκύνοιν toîn apokúnoin |
τοῖς ἀποκύνοις toîs apokúnois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἀπόκυνον tò apókunon |
τὼ ἀποκύνω tṑ apokúnō |
τᾰ̀ ἀπόκυνᾰ tà apókuna | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀπόκυνον apókunon |
ἀποκύνω apokúnō |
ἀπόκυνᾰ apókuna | ||||||||||
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