Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος • ‎(Ákanthos) m, f ‎(genitive Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου); second declension

1. Acanthus, the name of multiple ancient cities known to the Greeks
2. Acanthus, the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology

Inflection

The name can be masculine or feminine, depending on context. Only place names take a definite article, and they are feminine.

Derived terms

• Ἀκάνθιος ‎(Akánthios)

Descendants

• Greek: Άκανθος ‎(Ákanthos); Άχανθος ‎(Áchanthos)
• Latin: Acanthus

References

• «Ἄκανθος» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999

Ancient Greek

Noun

ἄκᾰνθος • ‎(ákanthos) m, f ‎(genitive ἀκᾰ́νθου); second declension

1. The acanthus plant

Inflection

Descendants

• Latin: acanthus

References

• ἄκανθος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄκανθος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «ἄκανθος» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «ἄκανθος» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)