Uttal

  • RP:
    • IPA: /əˈkæn.θəs/
  • US:
    • IPA: /əˈkæn.θəs/
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ə.ˈkæn(t).θəs/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.lövverk {ett}
2.akantus

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
  2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.

Böjningsformer

Pluralacanthuses
Pluralacanthi