"acanthus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈkæn.θəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈkæn.θəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acanthus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acanthuses [plural], acanthi [plural]
Rhymes: -ænθəs Etymology: From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-|*h₂endʰ-}}, {{bor|en|la|acanthus}} Latin acanthus, {{der|en|grc|ἄκανθος}} Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), {{m|grc|ἀκή||thorn}} ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”), {{m|grc|ἄνθος||flower}} ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|acanthi}} acanthus (plural acanthuses or acanthi)
  1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India. Categories (lifeform): Acanthus family plants Synonyms: bear's breech, bear's breeches, bear's-breech [rare] Translations (plant): ἄκανθος (ákanthos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), акантус (akantus) (Bulgarian), синя шапка (sinja šapka) (Bulgarian), akantti (Finnish), άκανθα (ákantha) [feminine] (Greek), acantho (Interlingua), acantas [masculine] (Irish), acanto (Italian), akantus (Malay), jialg [feminine] (Manx), کنگر (kangar) (Persian), akant [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), acanto [masculine] (Portuguese), acânt [masculine] (Romagnol), acantă f or acant (Romanian), ака́нт (akánt) [masculine] (Russian), медве́жья ла́па (medvéžʹja lápa) [feminine] (Russian), bodljikara [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), primog [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tratorak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), acanto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acanthus-en-noun-IKKBniDu Disambiguation of Acanthus family plants: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'plant': 100 0
  2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (ornament): акант (akant) (Bulgarian), acant [masculine] (Catalan), akantti (Finnish), duille acantais [masculine] (Irish), acanto [masculine] (Italian), akant [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), acantă [feminine] (Romanian), ака́нт (akánt) [masculine] (Russian), acanto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acanthus-en-noun-reSl0vNH Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'ornament': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acantha, Acanthis

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /aˈkan.tʰus/ [Classical], [äˈkän̪t̪ʰʊs̠] [Classical], /aˈkan.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äˈkän̪t̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-|*h₂endʰ-}}, {{der|la|grc|ἄκανθος}} Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), {{m|grc|ἀκή||thorn}} ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”), {{m|grc|ἄνθος||flower}} ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) Head templates: {{la-noun|acanthus<2>}} acanthus m (genitive acanthī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|acanthus<2>}} Forms: acanthī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], acanthus [nominative, singular], acanthī [nominative, plural], acanthī [genitive, singular], acanthōrum [genitive, plural], acanthō [dative, singular], acanthīs [dative, plural], acanthum [accusative, singular], acanthōs [accusative, plural], acanthō [ablative, singular], acanthīs [ablative, plural], acanthe [singular, vocative], acanthī [plural, vocative]
  1. A plant known as bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus). Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-acanthus-la-noun-Fxc-6GvJ Disambiguation of Plants: 70 30 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 48 52
  2. A thorny evergreen tree. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-acanthus-la-noun-j0cM7PmT Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 48 52

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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        "plural"
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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          "Corinthian"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əˈkæn.θəs/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "akantus",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "акантус"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sinja šapka",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "синя шапка"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "akantti"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ákantha",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "άκανθα"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ákanthos",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἄκανθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "acantho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acantas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "acanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "akantus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jialg"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kangar",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "کنگر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akant"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acânt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "acantă f or acant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "akánt",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ака́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "medvéžʹja lápa",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "медве́жья ла́па"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bodljikara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primog"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tratorak"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "akant",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "word": "акант"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "word": "akantti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duille acantais"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acantă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "akánt",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ака́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ornament",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acanto"
    }
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}

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    "Latin second declension nouns",
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱ-",
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        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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    },
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    },
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        {
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            "2": "acanthe",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "acanta-",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "acanto",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: acanto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: acanto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "akant",
            "lbor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: akant (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "acanto",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: acanto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "acanto",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: acanto"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "akantus",
            "3": "akant",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "acanthus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acanthī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acanthus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "acanthus m (genitive acanthī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acanthus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A plant known as bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "bear's-foot",
          "bear's-foot"
        ],
        [
          "Helleborus foetidus",
          "Helleborus foetidus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A thorny evergreen tree."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thorny",
          "thorny"
        ],
        [
          "evergreen",
          "evergreen"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈkan.tʰus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äˈkän̪t̪ʰʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈkan.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äˈkän̪t̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acanthus"
}

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