ακανθώδης
Greek
Adjective
ακανθώδης • (akanthódis) m (feminine ακανθώδης, neuter ακανθώδες)
- thorny, prickly
- ακανθώδης θάμνος ― akanthódis thámnos ― thorny shrub
- (anatomy) spinous
- οι ακανθώδεις αποφύσεις των οσφυϊκών σπονδύλων ― oi akanthódeis apofýseis ton osfyïkón spondýlon ― the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae
- (figuratively) hazardous, dangerous
- ένας ακανθώδης δρόμος ― énas akanthódis drómos ― a dangerous road
- (figuratively) touchy, prickly, temperamental
Declension
declension of ακανθώδης
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ακανθώδης | ακανθώδης | ακανθώδες | ακανθώδεις | ακανθώδεις | ακανθώδη |
| genitive | ακανθώδους | ακανθώδους | ακανθώδους | ακανθώδων | ακανθώδων | ακανθώδων |
| accusative | ακανθώδη | ακανθώδη | ακανθώδες | ακανθώδεις | ακανθώδεις | ακανθώδη |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο ακανθώδης, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ακανθώδης (o pio akanthódis), etc.) | |||||
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