σφονδύλιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σπονδύλιον (spondúlion)

Etymology

From σφόνδυλος (sphóndulos, “vertebra; whorl”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σφονδῠ́λῐον • (sphondúlion) n (genitive σφονδῠλῐ́ου); second declension

  1. cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: sphondylium

Further reading

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