ἄκανθα

in α

COMPOUND: ἄκανθα
CATEGORIZATION: N (N+N+Suf.)
MEANING: ‘thorn, prickle’, ‘having a flower with thorn’ ?
ETIMOLOGY: ἄκανος  ‘pine-thistle, thistle-head’ + ἄνθος ‘blossom, flower’ + n. suf. -α
OCCURRENCE Od. V, 328
CASE: acc. pl.
HEADEDNESS: endocentric
CLASSIFICATION: possessive (bahuvrihi)
NOTES: streamlined form by syllabic overlapping