στάχυς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

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Noun

στᾰ́χῡς or στᾰ́χῠς (stákhūs or stákhus) m (genitive στᾰ́χῠος); third declension

  1. An ear of grain
  2. scion, progeny
  3. Spica, a star in the constellation Virgo
  4. lower part of the abdomen
  5. base horehound, Stachys germanica
  6. surgical bandage
  7. shibboleth

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