View source for ἄνθος

{{also|άνθος}}
==Ancient Greek==

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA|ᾰ̓́νθος}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂endʰ-}}
From {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*ántʰos}}, from {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₂éndʰos}}. Cognate with {{cog|sa-ved|अन्धस्|tr=ándhas|t=[[Soma]], grass, herb}}, {{cog|sq|endë}}, {{cog|xcl|անդ|t=field}}, possibly {{cog|ofs|åndul}}.

====Noun====
{{grc-noun|ᾰ̓́νθος|ᾰ̓́νθεος|gen2=ᾰ̓́νθους|n|third}}

# [[flower]], [[blossom]], [[bloom]]
#: {{syn|grc|ἄνθεμον}}
# [[froth]], [[scum]]
# [[bloom]], [[peak]]
# [[brightness]], [[brilliance]]

=====Inflection=====
{{grc-decl|ᾰ̓́νθος|ᾰ̓́νθους|GP=ᾰ̓νθέων, ᾰ̓νθῶν|dial=att}}
{{grc-decl|ᾰ̓́νθος|ᾰ̓́νθεος|dial=epi}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|grc
|ἀνθήλη
|ἀνθίας
|ἄνθινος
|ἀνθέω
|ἀνθολογία
}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|el|άνθος}}
* {{desc|bor=1|der=1|en|anther|antherid}}
* {{desc|NL.|Chionanthus}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{grc-noun|ᾰ̓́νθος|ᾰ̓́νθου|m|second}}

# a small [[bird]], possibly the yellow [[wagtail]].

=====Inflection=====
{{grc-decl|ᾰ̓́νθος|ᾰ̓́νθου}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|la|anthus|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* (''noun 1'') {{R:LSJ|a)%2Fnqos1}}
* (''noun 2'') {{R:LSJ|a)%2Fnqos2}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Autenrieth}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:BDAG}}
* {{R:Cunliffe}}
* {{R:DGE}}
* {{R:Slater}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|438}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}
* {{R:grc:Beekes}}
* {{R:grc:Hofmann}}

{{topics|grc|Plants}}