ἄνηθον

Ancient Greek

ἄνηθον illustration in the Vienna Dioscurides

Alternative forms

Etymology

Most likely Pre-Greek.[1] Not to be confused with ἄννησον (ánnēson).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄνηθον • (ánēthon) n (genitive ἀνήθου); second declension

  1. dill, Anethum graveolens

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀνηθέλαιον (anēthélaion)
  • ἀνήθινος (anḗthinos)
  • ἀνηθίτης (anēthítēs)
  • ἀνηθοειδής (anēthoeidḗs)
  • ξυλάνηθον (xulánēthon)

Descendants

  • Greek: άνηθος (ánithos)
  • Latin: anethum

References

  1. Barber, Sievers' Law and the History of Semivowel Syllabicity in Indo-European and Ancient Greek

Further reading

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