Syzyf

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sīsyphus, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.zɘf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘzɘf
  • Syllabification: Sy‧zyf

Proper noun

Syzyf m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Sisyphus (son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Syzyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN