acantas

Irish

Etymology

From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). By surface analysis, acanta- (“acantho-”) +‎ -as (nominal suffix).

Noun

acantas m (genitive singular acantais, nominative plural acantais)

1. acanthus (plant)

Declension

Declension of acantas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative acantas acantais Vocative a acantais a acantasa Genitive acantais acantas Dative acantas acantais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-acantas na hacantais Genitive an acantais na n-acantas Dative leis an acantas don acantas leis na hacantais

Derived terms

• duille acantais (“acanthus”) (architectural ornament)

Related terms

• acanta- (“acantho-”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acantas	n-acantas	hacantas	t-acantas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acantas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “acanthus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “acantas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.