πληθύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁-dʰ-uh₁, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Related to πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be(come) full”) and πίμπλημι (pímplēmi, “to fill”). Cognate with Latin plēbēs, older form of plēbs.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πληθῡ́ς • (plēthū́s) f (genitive πληθῠ́ος); third declension

  1. Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος (plêthos, “throng, crowd; majority”)

Inflection

Third declension of πληθῡ́ς; πληθῠ́ος (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative πληθῡ́ς
plēthū́s
Genitive πληθῠ́ος
plēthŭ́os
Dative πληθῠ́ῐ̈ / πληθυῖ
plēthŭ́ĭ̈ / plēthuî
Accusative πληθῡ́ν
plēthū́n
Vocative πληθῡ́
plēthū́
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

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