ἀτρακτυλίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀτρακτυλλίς (atraktullís), ἀτράκτῡλον (atráktūlon)

Etymology

From ἄτρακτος (átraktos, “spindle”), because this plant was used for making spindles.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀτρᾰκτῠλῐ́ς • (atraktulís) f (genitive ἀτρᾰκτῠλῐ́δος); third declension

  1. saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
    Synonym: ἀσπῐ́δῐον (aspídion)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: atractylis
    • → Italian: atrattile
  • → Translingual: Atractylis

Further reading

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