πολύτρητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ τρητός (trētós, “perforated”) (from Proto-Hellenic *trētós, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub”), compare τείρω (teírō, “I wear out, afflict”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.trɛː.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tre̝.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tri.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tri.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.tri.tos/

Adjective

πολῠ́τρητος • (polŭ́trētos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τρητον); second declension

much-pierced, full of holes, porous
Synonyms: σομφός (somphós), χαῦνος (khaûnos)

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́τρητος; πολῠ́τρητον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠ́τρητος polŭ́trētos	πολῠ́τρητον polŭ́trēton	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠ́τρητοι polŭ́trētoi	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polŭ́trētă
Genitive	πολῠτρήτου polŭtrḗtou	πολῠτρήτου polŭtrḗtou	πολῠτρήτοιν polŭtrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτοιν polŭtrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτων polŭtrḗtōn	πολῠτρήτων polŭtrḗtōn
Dative	πολῠτρήτῳ polŭtrḗtōi	πολῠτρήτῳ polŭtrḗtōi	πολῠτρήτοιν polŭtrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτοιν polŭtrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτοις polŭtrḗtois	πολῠτρήτοις polŭtrḗtois
Accusative	πολῠ́τρητον polŭ́trēton	πολῠ́τρητον polŭ́trēton	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠτρήτους polŭtrḗtous	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polŭ́trētă
Vocative	πολῠ́τρητε polŭ́trēte	πολῠ́τρητον polŭ́trēton	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polŭtrḗtō	πολῠ́τρητοι polŭ́trētoi	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polŭ́trētă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πολῠτρήτως polŭtrḗtōs		πολῠτρητότερος polŭtrētóteros		πολῠτρητότᾰτος polŭtrētótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1071-74”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1071-74