polychrestus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

polychrēstus (feminine polychrēsta, neuter polychrēstum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. polychrest

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative polychrēstus polychrēsta polychrēstum polychrēstī polychrēstae polychrēsta
genitive polychrēstī polychrēstae polychrēstī polychrēstōrum polychrēstārum polychrēstōrum
dative polychrēstō polychrēstae polychrēstō polychrēstīs
accusative polychrēstum polychrēstam polychrēstum polychrēstōs polychrēstās polychrēsta
ablative polychrēstō polychrēstā polychrēstō polychrēstīs
vocative polychrēste polychrēsta polychrēstum polychrēstī polychrēstae polychrēsta

References

  • "polychrestus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • polychrestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • polychrestus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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