παλίντονος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλιν (pálin, “again”) +‎ τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

πᾰλῐ́ντονος • (pălĭ́ntonos) m or f (neuter πᾰλῐ́ντονον); second declension

(of a bow) stretched or bent backward
caused by opposite tensions

Inflection

Second declension of πᾰλῐ́ντονος; πᾰλῐ́ντονον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰλῐ́ντονος pălĭ́ntonos	πᾰλῐ́ντονον pălĭ́ntonon	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐ́ντονοι pălĭ́ntonoi	πᾰλῐ́ντονᾰ pălĭ́ntonă
Genitive	πᾰλῐντόνου pălĭntónou	πᾰλῐντόνου pălĭntónou	πᾰλῐντόνοιν pălĭntónoin	πᾰλῐντόνοιν pălĭntónoin	πᾰλῐντόνων pălĭntónōn	πᾰλῐντόνων pălĭntónōn
Dative	πᾰλῐντόνῳ pălĭntónōi	πᾰλῐντόνῳ pălĭntónōi	πᾰλῐντόνοιν pălĭntónoin	πᾰλῐντόνοιν pălĭntónoin	πᾰλῐντόνοις pălĭntónois	πᾰλῐντόνοις pălĭntónois
Accusative	πᾰλῐ́ντονον pălĭ́ntonon	πᾰλῐ́ντονον pălĭ́ntonon	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐντόνους pălĭntónous	πᾰλῐ́ντονᾰ pălĭ́ntonă
Vocative	πᾰλῐ́ντονε pălĭ́ntone	πᾰλῐ́ντονον pălĭ́ntonon	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐντόνω pălĭntónō	πᾰλῐ́ντονοι pălĭ́ntonoi	πᾰλῐ́ντονᾰ pălĭ́ntonă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰλῐντόνως pălĭntónōs		πᾰλῐντονώτερος pălĭntonṓteros		πᾰλῐντονώτᾰτος pălĭntonṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πᾰλῐ́ντονᾰ (pălĭ́ntonă)