Acanthine

/əˈkænθɪn/ adjective

Definition

Resembling, containing, or relating to spines or prickles; having thorny or spiky characteristics.

Etymology

From Greek 'akantha' (thorn/spine) + '-ine' (resembling, containing). This adjectival suffix creates a descriptive form emphasizing similarity to spines.

Kelly Says

This adjective is perfect for poets and scientists alike—it captures the essence of thorniness in one elegant word!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
Akanthine
AMአማርኛ
አካንትይን
a-kan-teen
ARالعربية
أَكَانْثِيْن
a-kan-thee-n
BGБългарски
Акантине
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকান্থিন
a-kkan-teen
CACatalà
acanthine
a-kan-teen
CSČeština
acanthine
a-kan-teen
DADansk
acanthine
a-kan-teen
DEDeutsch
Acanthina
a-kan-thee-na
ELΕλληνικά
ακανθίνη
a-kan-thee-na
ESEspañol
acanthina
a-kan-thee-na
ETEesti
Akanthine
EUEuskara
Akanthine
FAفارسی
اکانتین
a-kan-teen
FISuomi
acanthine
a-kan-teen
FRFrançais
acanthine
a-kan-teen
GLGalego
Akanthine
GUGU
અકંઠિન
a-kan-teen
HAHA
acanthine
a-kan-teen
HEעברית
אקנתין
a-kan-teen
HIहिन्दी
अकंथिन
a-kan-thin
HRHrvatski
Akanthine
HUMagyar
acanthine
a-kan-teen
IDBahasa Indonesia
acanthine
a-kan-teen
IGIG
acanthine
a-kan-teen
ITItaliano
acanthina
a-kan-thee-na
JA日本語
棘皮類
toge-kawa-rui
KKKK
acanthine
a-kan-teen
KMKM
អកានធី
a-ka-an-thee
KO한국어
아칸틴
a-kan-tin
LTLietuvių
Akanthine
LVLatviešu
Akanthine
MNМонгол
Акантине
MRMR
अकंथिन
a-kan-teen
MSBahasa Melayu
acanthine
a-kan-teen
MYမြန်မာ
အကန်သီး
a-kan-thee
NLNederlands
acanthine
a-kan-teen
NONorsk
acanthine
a-kan-teen
PAPA
ਅਕੰਥੀਨ
a-kan-teen
PLPolski
acanthine
a-kan-teen
PTPortuguês
acanthina
a-kan-thee-na
RORomână
acanthine
a-kan-teen
RUРусский
акантин
a-kan-tin
SKSlovenčina
Akanthine
SLSlovenščina
Akanthine
SRСрпски
Акантине
SVSvenska
acanthine
a-kan-teen
SWKiswahili
acanthine
a-kan-teen
TAதமிழ்
அகந்தியா
a-kan-thee-ya
TEతెలుగు
అకాంధియా
a-ka-an-thee-ya
THไทย
acanthine
a-kan-teen
TLTL
acanthine
a-kan-teen
TRTürkçe
acanthine
a-kan-teen
UKУкраїнська
акантин
a-kan-tin
URاردو
اکانثین
a-kan-teen
VITiếng Việt
acanthine
a-kan-teen
YOYO
acanthine
a-kan-teen
ZH中文
棘皮动物
jí pí dòng wù
ZUZU
acanthine
a-kan-teen

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