"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 • (káktos) f or m (genitive κᾰ́κτου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́κτος|κᾰ́κτου|form=MF-full}} Forms: κᾰ́κτος [canonical], káktos [romanization], κᾰ́κτου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ κᾰ́κτος [nominative, singular], τὼ κᾰ́κτω [dual, nominative], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ κᾰ́κτοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς κᾰ́κτου [genitive, singular], τοῖν κᾰ́κτοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κᾰ́κτων [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ κᾰ́κτῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κᾰ́κτοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς κᾰ́κτοις [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν κᾰ́κτον [accusative, singular], τὼ κᾰ́κτω [accusative, dual], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́κτους [accusative, plural], κᾰ́κτε [singular, vocative], κᾰ́κτω [dual, vocative], κᾰ́κτοι [plural, vocative]
  1. (feminine) the cardoon, Cynara cardunculus Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Composites
    Sense id: en-κάκτος-grc-noun-aunOQAW8 Disambiguation of Composites: 86 14 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: 76 24 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 63 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  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): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 51 49
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      ],
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        [
          "artichoke",
          "artichoke#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(masculine) the artichoke (the fruit of the cardoon); also, the cardoon’s edible leaf-stalks"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kák.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kák.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάκτος"
}

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