"άκανθα" meaning in Greek

See άκανθα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈa.kan.θa/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα f (ákantha). Sense for achitecture, semantic loan from French acanthe < Latin acanthus from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος m (ákanthos) for which also see άκανθος m (ákanthos). Also see αγκάθι n (agkáthi, “thorn”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc|ἄκανθα|g=f}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα f (ákantha), {{sl|el|fr|acanthe|nocap=1}} semantic loan from French acanthe, {{m+|la|acanthus}} Latin acanthus, {{m+|grc|ἄκανθος|g=m}} Ancient Greek ἄκανθος m (ákanthos) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|άκανθες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} άκανθα • (ákantha) f (plural άκανθες), {{el-noun|f|άκανθες}} άκανθα • (ákantha) f (plural άκανθες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|άκανθα|άκανθες|άκανθας|ακανθών|άκανθα|άκανθες|άκανθα|άκανθες|gp-v=|note=}} Forms: ákantha [romanization], άκανθες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], άκανθα [nominative, singular], άκανθες [nominative, plural], άκανθας [genitive, singular], ακανθών [genitive, plural], άκανθα [accusative, singular], άκανθες [accusative, plural], άκανθα [singular, vocative], άκανθες [plural, vocative]
  1. (literary, formal) formal of αγκάθι (agkáthi): thorn Tags: formal, literary Synonyms (thorn): αγκάθι (agkáthi) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-άκανθα-el-noun-lCfL2VsX Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα': 37 11 20 32 Disambiguation of 'thorn': 100 0 0 0
  2. (figuratively) obstacle Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-άκανθα-el-noun-tCpcsLCL Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα': 37 11 20 32
  3. (anatomy) sharp boney projection Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-άκανθα-el-noun-HksAo785 Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα': 37 11 20 32 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (archaeology, architecture) acanthus-like adornment (in Corinthian style) Categories (topical): Archaeology, Architecture Synonyms: άκανθος Synonyms (architectural term): άκανθος (ákanthos) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-άκανθα-el-noun-~zhtKHBf Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 35 55 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'βασίλισσα': 37 11 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 2 24 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 35 61 Topics: archaeology, architecture, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'architectural term': 16 0 20 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ακανθώδης (akanthódis) (english: prickly, thorny), ακάνθινος (akánthinos) (english: made of thorns) Related terms (and see): αγκάθι (agkáthi) (english: thogn) [neuter]
Disambiguation of 'and see': 0 0 0 0

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    {
      "roman": "agkáthi",
      "sense": "thorn",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αγκάθι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ákanthos",
      "sense": "architectural term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "άκανθος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "άκανθα"
}

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