ἁλικάκκαβον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κᾰβον (hălĭkắkăbon), ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ (hălĭkắkkăbă), ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβος (hălĭkắkkăbos)

Etymology

Perhaps from ᾰ̔́λς (hắls, “salt”) +‎ κᾰκκᾰ́βη (kăkkắbē, “three-legged pot; partridge”), because of the shape of its fruits.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον • (hălĭkắkkăbon) n (genitive ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου); second declension

  1. winter cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
    Synonym: κῠ́στῐον (kŭ́stĭon)
  2. ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
    Synonyms: κᾰκκᾰλῐ́ᾱ (kăkkălĭ́ā), μώρῐος (mṓrĭos), στρῠ́χνον (strŭ́khnon)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον; τοῦ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò hălĭkắkkăbon 		τὼ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ hălĭkăkkắbō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tằ hălĭkắkkăbă
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου
toû hălĭkăkkắbou 		τοῖν ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn hălĭkăkkắboin 		τῶν ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βων
tôn hălĭkăkkắbōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βῳ
tōî hălĭkăkkắbōi 		τοῖν ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn hălĭkăkkắboin 		τοῖς ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοις
toîs hălĭkăkkắbois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò hălĭkắkkăbon 		τὼ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ hălĭkăkkắbō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tằ hălĭkắkkăbă
Vocative ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
hălĭkắkkăbon 		ᾰ̔λῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
hălĭkăkkắbō 		ᾰ̔λῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
hălĭkắkkăbă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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