ἀνδράχνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀνδράχλη (andrákhlē), ἄνδραχνος (ándrakhnos)

Etymology

Furnée compares ἀθραγένη (athragénē, traveller's joy), which is formally quite acceptable. A Pre-Greek origin is probable anyhow.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀνδράχνη • (andrákhnē) f (genitive ἀνδράχνης); first declension

  1. common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
  2. wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Andrachne

Further reading

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