"Ἄκανθος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ἄκανθος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /á.kan.tʰos/, /ˈa.kan.θos/, /ˈa.kan.θos/, /á.kan.tʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.kan.tʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.kan.θos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.kan.θos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.kan.θos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος|Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου|m|second|g2=f}} Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος • (Ákanthos) m or f (genitive Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος|Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου|form=F-sing}} Forms: Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος [canonical], Ákanthos [romanization], Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθος [nominative, singular], τῆς Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου [genitive, singular], τῇ Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθῳ [dative, singular], τὴν Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθον [accusative, singular], Ᾰ̓́κᾰνθε [singular, vocative]
  1. Acanthus (a town in Bybassus, Caria, modern-day Turkey) Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Towns in Turkey
    Sense id: en-Ἄκανθος-grc-name-Ee4NaJJP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 30 28
  2. Acanthus (a city in Egypt) Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Ἄκανθος-grc-name-5HbIAlKx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 30 28
  3. Acanthus (a city in Macedonia, Greece) Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece
    Sense id: en-Ἄκανθος-grc-name-tFNL-LUB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 30 28
  4. a male given name, Acanthus, the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology Categories (topical): Ancient Greek given names, Ancient Greek male given names, Mythological figures
    Sense id: en-Ἄκανθος-grc-name-ab5kWpxw Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 3 3 3 91 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 19 55 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the second declension: 12 12 18 59 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension: 11 11 17 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 30 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ἀκάνθιος (Akánthios)
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Άκανθος (Ákanthos); Άχανθος (Áchanthos)"
    },
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      "form": "Ákanthos",
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    },
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      "form": "Ᾰ̓κᾰ́νθου",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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    },
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      "form": "Second declension",
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.kan.θos/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.kan.θos/"
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