ἁλικάκκαβον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἁλικάκαβον (halikákabon), ἁλικάκκαβα (halikákkaba), ἁλικάκκαβος (halikákkabos)

Etymology

Perhaps from ἅλς (háls, “salt”) +‎ κακκάβη (kakkábē, “three-legged pot; partridge”), because of the shape of its fruits.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον • (halikákkabon) n (genitive ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου); second declension

  1. winter cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
    Synonym: κῠ́στῐον (kústion)
  2. ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
    Synonyms: κακκαλία (kakkalía), μώριος (mṓrios), στρύχνον (strúkhnon)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον; τοῦ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò halikákkabon		 τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ halikakkábō		 τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tà halikákkaba
Genitive τοῦ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου
toû halikakkábou		 τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn halikakkáboin		 τῶν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βων
tôn halikakkábōn
Dative τῷ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βῳ
tôi halikakkábōi		 τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν
toîn halikakkáboin		 τοῖς ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοις
toîs halikakkábois
Accusative τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
tò halikákkabon		 τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
tṑ halikakkábō		 τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
tà halikákkaba
Vocative ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον
halikákkabon		 ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω
halikakkábō		 ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ
halikákkaba
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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