άνθος

See also: ἄνθος and ανθός

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), a learned form of ἄθος (áthos) after its etymon Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), from ἀνθῶ (anthô).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.θos/
  • Hyphenation: άν‧θος

Noun

άνθος • (ánthos) n (plural άνθη)

  1. (literary) flower
    Synonyms: λουλούδι (louloúdi), ανθί (anthí)
  2. (in the plural) blossom
    τα άνθη της αμυγδαλιάς ― ta ánthi tis amygdaliás ― the almond blossom

Declension

Derived terms

"flower"
"literature"
  • ανθολόγηση f (anthológisi, “excerpting, anthologising”)
  • ανθολογία f (anthología, “anthology”)
  • ανθολόγιο n (anthológio, “anthology”)
  • ανθολόγος m or f (anthológos, “anthologist”)
  • ανθολογώ (anthologó, “to anthologise”)

Further reading

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