ἱεράκιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἱέραξ (hiérax, hawk) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭonn (genitive ἱερᾱκῐ́ου); second declension

  1. prickly goldenfleece, false hawkbit (Urospermum picroides)
  2. kind of composite, Hymenonema graecum

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: γεράκι (geráki)
  • Mariupol Greek: е́рак (jérak)
  • Translingual: Hieracium

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