πολυφάγος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πουλῠφᾰ́γος (poulŭphắgos) — Ionic

Etymology

From πολῠ- (polŭ-, “much, a lot”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.ly.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

πολῠφᾰ́γος • (polŭphắgos) m or f (neuter πολῠφᾰ́γον); second declension

eating to excess

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠφᾰ́γος; πολῠφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠφᾰ́γος polŭphắgos	πολῠφᾰ́γον polŭphắgon	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γοι polŭphắgoi	πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ polŭphắgă
Genitive	πολῠφᾰ́γου polŭphắgou	πολῠφᾰ́γου polŭphắgou	πολῠφᾰ́γοιν polŭphắgoin	πολῠφᾰ́γοιν polŭphắgoin	πολῠφᾰ́γων polŭphắgōn	πολῠφᾰ́γων polŭphắgōn
Dative	πολῠφᾰ́γῳ polŭphắgōi	πολῠφᾰ́γῳ polŭphắgōi	πολῠφᾰ́γοιν polŭphắgoin	πολῠφᾰ́γοιν polŭphắgoin	πολῠφᾰ́γοις polŭphắgois	πολῠφᾰ́γοις polŭphắgois
Accusative	πολῠφᾰ́γον polŭphắgon	πολῠφᾰ́γον polŭphắgon	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γους polŭphắgous	πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ polŭphắgă
Vocative	πολῠφᾰ́γε polŭphắge	πολῠφᾰ́γον polŭphắgon	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γω polŭphắgō	πολῠφᾰ́γοι polŭphắgoi	πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ polŭphắgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πολῠφᾰ́γως polŭphắgōs		πολῠφᾰγώτερος polŭphăgṓteros		πολῠφᾰγώτᾰτος polŭphăgṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πολῠφᾰγέω (polŭphăgéō)
πολῠφᾰγῐ́ᾱ (polŭphăgĭ́ā)

Descendants

→ Translingual: Polyphaga
→ Latin: polyphagus