παλίνδρομος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλιν (pálin, “again”) +‎ δρόμος (drómos, “racecourse”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.lín.dro.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈlin.dro.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈlin.dro.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈlin.dro.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈlin.dro.mos/

Adjective

πᾰλῐ́νδρομος • (pălĭ́ndromos) m or f (neuter πᾰλῐ́νδρομον); second declension

running back again, recurring
(figuratively) uncertain

Inflection

Second declension of πᾰλῐ́νδρομος; πᾰλῐ́νδρομον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰλῐ́νδρομος pălĭ́ndromos	πᾰλῐ́νδρομον pălĭ́ndromon	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐ́νδρομοι pălĭ́ndromoi	πᾰλῐ́νδρομᾰ pălĭ́ndromă
Genitive	πᾰλῐνδρόμου pălĭndrómou	πᾰλῐνδρόμου pălĭndrómou	πᾰλῐνδρόμοιν pălĭndrómoin	πᾰλῐνδρόμοιν pălĭndrómoin	πᾰλῐνδρόμων pălĭndrómōn	πᾰλῐνδρόμων pălĭndrómōn
Dative	πᾰλῐνδρόμῳ pălĭndrómōi	πᾰλῐνδρόμῳ pălĭndrómōi	πᾰλῐνδρόμοιν pălĭndrómoin	πᾰλῐνδρόμοιν pălĭndrómoin	πᾰλῐνδρόμοις pălĭndrómois	πᾰλῐνδρόμοις pălĭndrómois
Accusative	πᾰλῐ́νδρομον pălĭ́ndromon	πᾰλῐ́νδρομον pălĭ́ndromon	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐνδρόμους pălĭndrómous	πᾰλῐ́νδρομᾰ pălĭ́ndromă
Vocative	πᾰλῐ́νδρομε pălĭ́ndrome	πᾰλῐ́νδρομον pălĭ́ndromon	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐνδρόμω pălĭndrómō	πᾰλῐ́νδρομοι pălĭ́ndromoi	πᾰλῐ́νδρομᾰ pălĭ́ndromă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰλῐνδρόμως pălĭndrómōs		πᾰλῐνδρομώτερος pălĭndromṓteros		πᾰλῐνδρομώτᾰτος pălĭndromṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πᾰλῐνδρομέω (pălĭndroméō)
πᾰλῐνδρομής (pălĭndromḗs)
πᾰλῐνδρόμησῐς (pălĭndrómēsĭs)
πᾰλῐνδρομῐ́ᾱ (pălĭndromĭ́ā)
πᾰλῐνδρομῐκός (pălĭndromĭkós)

Descendants

→ English: palindrome
→ Italian: palindromo