acanta-

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See also: acantă

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn plant”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Prefix

acanta-

  1. acanth(o)-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with acanta-

Mutation

Mutated forms of acanta-
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acanta- n-acanta- hacanta- t-acanta-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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