acanta-

See also: acantă

Irish

Alternative forms

• acant- (before vowels)
• acantai- (before slender consonants)

Etymology

From New Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn plant”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Prefix

acanta-

1. acanth(o)-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with acanta-

acantóideach

Mutation

Mutated forms of acanta-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acanta-	n-acanta-	hacanta-	t-acanta-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acant(a)(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN