πράσιον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Adjective

πρᾰ́σῐον • (prắsĭon)

  1. inflection of πρᾰ́σῐος (prắsĭos):
    1. masculine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

Etymology 2

From πρᾰ́σον (prắson, leek) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Noun

πρᾰ́σῐον • (prắsĭonn (genitive πρᾰσῐ́ου); second declension

  1. white horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
    Synonyms: ᾰ̓στερίσπα (ăsteríspa), κᾰμηλοπόδῐον (kămēlopódĭon), προπέδιλον (propédilon), φῐλοφᾱρές (phĭlophārés), φῠλλοφερές (phŭllopherés)
  2. kind of seaweed
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