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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos). First attested in 1633.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
akant m inan
- acanthus (member of the genus Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae) [1]
- liście akantu ― acanthus leaves
- kwiat akantu ― an acanthus flower
- (architecture) acanthus (ornament resembling the foliage or leaves) [1]
- motyw akantu ― an acanthus motive
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Teresa Sokołowska (18.01.2016) “AKANT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- ^ akant in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- akant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- akant in Polish dictionaries at PWN