ακανθόχοιρος
See also: ἀκανθόχοιρος
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros, “porcupine”), from ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus, a prickly plant”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”). Doublet of σκαντζόχοιρος (skantzóchoiros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kanˈθo.çi.ɾos/
- Hyphenation: α‧καν‧θό‧χοι‧ρος
Noun
ακανθόχοιρος • (akanthóchoiros) m (plural ακανθόχοιροι)
- (formal as in terminology) porcupine
- (formal as in terminology or obsolete) archaic synonym of σκαντζόχοιρος (skantzóchoiros): hedgehog
Declension
declension of ακανθόχοιρος
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ακανθόχοιρος • | ακανθόχοιροι • |
| genitive | ακανθόχοιρου • | ακανθόχοιρων • |
| accusative | ακανθόχοιρο • | ακανθόχοιρους • |
| vocative | ακανθόχοιρε • | ακανθόχοιροι • |
Synonyms
- (hedgehog): σκαντζόχοιρος m (skantzóchoiros)
Further reading
- ακανθόχοιρος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
- ακανθόχοιρος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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