πολύτυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πολῠ- (polŭ-, “many, much”) +‎ τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming two-termination second-declension compound adjectives)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.tyː.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ros/

Adjective

πολῠ́τῡρος • (polŭ́tūros) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τῡρον); second declension

rich in or concerning much cheese or butter
- 5th century BC, Pherecrates, Fragmenta 130.6–8:^[1]
  ὁ Ζεὺς δ’ ὕων οἴνῳ καπνίᾳ κατὰ τοῦ κεράμου βαλανεύσει, ἀπὸ τῶν δὲ τεγῶν ὀχετοὶ βοτρύων μετὰ ναστίσκων πολυτύρων ὀχετεύσονται θερμῷ σὺν ἔτνει καὶ λειριοπολφανεμώναις.
  ho Zeùs d’ húōn oínōi kapníāi katà toû kerámou balaneúsei, apò tôn dè tegôn okhetoì botrúōn metà nastískōn polutúrōn okheteúsontai thermōî sùn étnei kaì leiriopolphanemṓnais.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second declension of πολῠ́τῡρος; πολῠ́τῡρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠ́τῡρος polŭ́tūros	πολῠ́τῡρον polŭ́tūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠ́τῡροι polŭ́tūroi	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polŭ́tūră
Genitive	πολῠτῡ́ρου polŭtū́rou	πολῠτῡ́ρου polŭtū́rou	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polŭtū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polŭtū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ρων polŭtū́rōn	πολῠτῡ́ρων polŭtū́rōn
Dative	πολῠτῡ́ρῳ polŭtū́rōi	πολῠτῡ́ρῳ polŭtū́rōi	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polŭtū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polŭtū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροις polŭtū́rois	πολῠτῡ́ροις polŭtū́rois
Accusative	πολῠ́τῡρον polŭ́tūron	πολῠ́τῡρον polŭ́tūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρους polŭtū́rous	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polŭ́tūră
Vocative	πολῠ́τῡρε polŭ́tūre	πολῠ́τῡρον polŭ́tūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polŭtū́rō	πολῠ́τῡροι polŭ́tūroi	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polŭ́tūră
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πολῠτῡ́ρως polŭtū́rōs		πολῠτῡρότερος polŭtūróteros		πολῠτῡρότᾰτος polŭtūrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

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