"κάκτος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κάκτος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kák.tos/, /ˈkak.tos/, /ˈkak.tos/, /kák.tos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkak.tos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkak.tos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkak.tos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkak.tos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A foreign loan, possibly from Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰ́κτου|f|second|g2=m|head=κᾰ́κτος}} κᾰ́κτος • (kắktos) f or m (genitive κᾰ́κτου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́κτος|κᾰ́κτου|form=MF-full}} Forms: κᾰ́κτος [canonical], kắktos [romanization], κᾰ́κτου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], κᾰ́κτος [nominative, singular], κᾰ́κτω [dual, nominative], κᾰ́κτοι [nominative, plural], κᾰ́κτου [genitive, singular], κᾰ́κτοιν [dual, genitive], κᾰ́κτων [genitive, plural], κᾰ́κτῳ [dative, singular], κᾰ́κτοιν [dative, dual], κᾰ́κτοις [dative, plural], κᾰ́κτον [accusative, singular], κᾰ́κτω [accusative, dual], κᾰ́κτους [accusative, plural], κᾰ́κτε [singular, vocative], κᾰ́κτω [dual, vocative], κᾰ́κτοι [plural, vocative]
  1. (feminine) the cardoon, Cynara cardunculus Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-κάκτος-grc-noun-aunOQAW8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 73 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (masculine) the artichoke (the fruit of the cardoon); also, the cardoon’s edible leaf-stalks Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-κάκτος-grc-noun-wgcX-2af Categories (other): Composites Disambiguation of Composites: 35 65
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