ἀκάνθινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκανθα (ákantha, “any thorny shrub”) +‎ -ῐνος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kán.tʰi.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.tʰi.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈkan.θi.nos/

Adjective

ἀκάνθῐνος • (akánthinos) m (feminine ἀκανθῐ́νη, neuter ἀκάνθῐνον); first/second declension

thorny, prickly, of thorns
of shittah wood

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀκάνθῐνος; ἀκανθῐ́νη; ἀκάνθῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀκάνθῐνος akánthinos	ἀκανθῐ́νη akanthínē	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthinon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthínā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκάνθῐνοι akánthinoi	ἀκάνθῐναι akánthinai	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthina
Genitive	ἀκανθῐ́νου akanthínou	ἀκανθῐ́νης akanthínēs	ἀκανθῐ́νου akanthínou	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthínoin	ἀκανθῐ́ναιν akanthínain	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthínoin	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthínōn	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthínōn	ἀκανθῐ́νων akanthínōn
Dative	ἀκανθῐ́νῳ akanthínōi	ἀκανθῐ́νῃ akanthínēi	ἀκανθῐ́νῳ akanthínōi	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthínoin	ἀκανθῐ́ναιν akanthínain	ἀκανθῐ́νοιν akanthínoin	ἀκανθῐ́νοις akanthínois	ἀκανθῐ́ναις akanthínais	ἀκανθῐ́νοις akanthínois
Accusative	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthinon	ἀκανθῐ́νην akanthínēn	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthinon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthínā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκανθῐ́νους akanthínous	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱς akanthínās	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthina
Vocative	ἀκάνθῐνε akánthine	ἀκανθῐ́νη akanthínē	ἀκάνθῐνον akánthinon	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκανθῐ́νᾱ akanthínā	ἀκανθῐ́νω akanthínō	ἀκάνθῐνοι akánthinoi	ἀκάνθῐναι akánthinai	ἀκάνθῐνᾰ akánthina
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀκανθῐ́νως akanthínōs			ἀκανθῐνώτερος akanthinṓteros			ἀκανθῐνώτᾰτος akanthinṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.