ὀλιγότροφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀλῐγο- (olĭgo-, “little, few”) +‎ τρέφω (tréphō, “to feed, nourish”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡó.tro.pʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɡo.tro.pʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.ɸos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.fos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.fos/

Adjective

ὀλῐγότροφος • (olĭgótrophos) m or f (neuter ὀλῐγότροφον); second declension

giving little nourishment
taking little nourishment
(of athletes in training) abstemious

Inflection

Second declension of ὀλῐγότροφος; ὀλῐγότροφον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀλῐγότροφος olĭgótrophos	ὀλῐγότροφον olĭgótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγότροφοι olĭgótrophoi	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ olĭgótrophă
Genitive	ὀλῐγοτρόφου olĭgotróphou	ὀλῐγοτρόφου olĭgotróphou	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν olĭgotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν olĭgotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφων olĭgotróphōn	ὀλῐγοτρόφων olĭgotróphōn
Dative	ὀλῐγοτρόφῳ olĭgotróphōi	ὀλῐγοτρόφῳ olĭgotróphōi	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν olĭgotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν olĭgotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοις olĭgotróphois	ὀλῐγοτρόφοις olĭgotróphois
Accusative	ὀλῐγότροφον olĭgótrophon	ὀλῐγότροφον olĭgótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφους olĭgotróphous	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ olĭgótrophă
Vocative	ὀλῐγότροφε olĭgótrophe	ὀλῐγότροφον olĭgótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω olĭgotróphō	ὀλῐγότροφοι olĭgótrophoi	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ olĭgótrophă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὀλῐγοτρόφως olĭgotróphōs		ὀλῐγοτροφώτερος olĭgotrophṓteros		ὀλῐγοτροφώτᾰτος olĭgotrophṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ὀλῐγοτροφῐ́ᾱ (olĭgotrophĭ́ā)