άνθος
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Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), a learned form of ἄθος (áthos) after its etymon Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), from ἀνθῶ (anthô).
Pronunciation
Noun
άνθος • (ánthos) n (plural άνθη)
- (literary) flower
- (in the plural) blossom
- τα άνθη της αμυγδαλιάς ― ta ánthi tis amygdaliás ― the almond blossom
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | άνθος (ánthos) | άνθη (ánthi) |
| genitive | άνθους (ánthous) | ανθέων (anthéon) |
| accusative | άνθος (ánthos) | άνθη (ánthi) |
| vocative | άνθος (ánthos) | άνθη (ánthi) |
Derived terms
"flower"
- άνανθος (ánanthos, “flowerless”)
- ανθάκι n (antháki, diminutive form)
- ανθέμιο n (anthémio, “anthemion, flower pattern”)
- ανθεστήρια n pl (anthestíria, “flower festival”)
- ανθήρας m (anthíras, “stamen”)
- ανθηρός (anthirós, “flowery, blooming”, adjective)
- ανθηρότητα f (anthirótita, “freshness”)
- άνθηση f (ánthisi, “bloom, flowering”)
- ανθί n (anthí, “flower”)
- ανθίζομαι (anthízomai, “to get wind of”)
- ανθίζω (anthízo, “to flower”)
- ανθικός (anthikós, “floral”)
- άνθινος (ánthinos, “floral”)
- άνθιση f (ánthisi, “bloom, flowering”)
- άνθισμα n (ánthisma, “bloom, flowering”)
- ανθοβολία f (anthovolía, “efflorescence”)
- ανθοβολώ (anthovoló, “to flower”)
- ανθόγαλο n (anthógalo, “cream, foam”)
- ανθογυάλι (anthogyáli, “vase”)
- ανθοδέσμη f (anthodésmi, “bunch of flowers”)
- ανθοδέτης m (anthodétis, “flower arranger”)
- ανθοδετική f (anthodetikí, “flower arrangement”)
- ανθοδετικός (anthodetikós, “flower arrangement”, adjective)
- ανθοδέτρια f (anthodétria, “flower arranger”)
- ανθοδοχείο n (anthodocheío, “flower vase”)
- ανθόκηπος m (anthókipos, “flower garden”)
- ανθοκομείο n (anthokomeío, “flower garden”)
- ανθοκομία f (anthokomía, “floriculture”)
- ανθοκομική f (anthokomikí, “floriculture”)
- ανθοκόμος m or f (anthokómos, “florist”)
- ανθόνερο n (anthónero, “flowerwater, rosewater”)
- ανθοπωλείο n (anthopoleío, “florist's, flowershop”)
- ανθοπώλης m (anthopólis, “florist”)
- ανθοπώλιδα f (anthopólida, “florist”)
- ανθοπώλισσα f (anthopólissa, “florist”)
- ανθός m (anthós, “blossom”)
- ανθοσκέπαστος (anthosképastos, “flower covered”)
- ανθόσπαρτος (anthóspartos, “flower strewn”)
- ανθοστεφανωμένος (anthostefanoménos, “flower crowned”)
- ανθοστεφάνωτος (anthostefánotos, “flower crowned”)
- ανθοστήλη f (anthostíli, “plant stand”)
- ανθοστολίζω (anthostolízo, “to decorate with flowers”)
- ανθοστόλιστος (anthostólistos, “decorated with flowers”)
- ανθόστρωτος (anthóstrotos, “flower strewn”)
- ανθοτόπι n (anthotópi, “flowery spot”)
- ανθότοπος m (anthótopos, “flowery spot”)
- ανθότυρο n (anthótyro, “cream cheese”)
- ανθοφορία f (anthoforía, “efflorescence”)
- ανθοφόρος (anthofóros, “flower-bearing”)
- ανθοφορώ (anthoforó, “to bloom”)
- ανθύλλι n (anthýlli, diminutive form)
- ανθύλλιο n (anthýllio, diminutive form)
- ανθώ (anthó, “to flower”)
- ανθώνας m (anthónas, “flowerbed, flower garden”)
"literature"
- ανθολόγηση f (anthológisi, “excerpting, anthologising”)
- ανθολογία f (anthología, “anthology”)
- ανθολόγιο n (anthológio, “anthology”)
- ανθολόγος m or f (anthológos, “anthologist”)
- ανθολογώ (anthologó, “to anthologise”)
Further reading
άνθος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
