Πολύκλειτος

See also: πολύκλειτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολύκλειτος (polúkleitos, “far-famed, much-renowned”), from πολύ (polú, “very”) +‎ κλειτός (kleitós, “famed”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.kleː.tos/ → /poˈly.kli.tos/ → /poˈli.kli.tos/

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

Proper noun

Πολῠ́κλειτος • (Polúkleitos) m (genitive Πολυκλείτου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Polyclitus
   1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Elder, 5th century BCE Ancient Greek sculptor and artist from Argos or Sicyon
   2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Younger, 4th century BCE Ancient Greek architect

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Πολῠ́κλειτος; τοῦ Πολῠκλείτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Πολῠ́κλειτος ho Polúkleitos	τὼ Πολῠκλείτω tṑ Polukleítō	οἱ Πολῠ́κλειτοι hoi Polúkleitoi
Genitive	τοῦ Πολῠκλείτου toû Polukleítou	τοῖν Πολῠκλείτοιν toîn Polukleítoin	τῶν Πολῠκλείτων tôn Polukleítōn
Dative	τῷ Πολῠκλείτῳ tôi Polukleítōi	τοῖν Πολῠκλείτοιν toîn Polukleítoin	τοῖς Πολῠκλείτοις toîs Polukleítois
Accusative	τὸν Πολῠ́κλειτον tòn Polúkleiton	τὼ Πολῠκλείτω tṑ Polukleítō	τοὺς Πολῠκλείτους toùs Polukleítous
Vocative	Πολῠ́κλειτε Polúkleite	Πολῠκλείτω Polukleítō	Πολῠ́κλειτοι Polúkleitoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Πολύκλειτος (Polýkleitos)
• Latin: Polyclītus, Polyclētus, Poluclētus, Poluclītus
  • → Catalan: Policlet (learned)
  • → Extremaduran: Policleto (learned)
  • → English: Polyclitus, Polycletus (learned)
  • → French: Polyclète (learned)
  • → Italian: Policleto (learned)
  • → Piedmontese: Policlet (learned)
  • → Portuguese: Policleto, Policlito (learned)
  • → Spanish: Policleto (learned)

Further reading

• “πολύκλειτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “πολύκλειτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πολύκλειτος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Πολύκλειτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈli.kli.tos/
• Hyphenation: Πο‧λύ‧κλει‧τος

Proper noun

Πολύκλειτος • (Polýkleitos) m

1. Polyclitus
   1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Elder, 5th century BCE Ancient Greek sculptor and artist from Argos or Sicyon
   2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Younger, 4th century BCE Ancient Greek architect

Declension

	singular
nominative	Πολύκλειτος (Polýkleitos)
genitive	Πολυκλείτου (Polykleítou)
accusative	Πολύκλειτο (Polýkleito)
vocative	Πολύκλειτε (Polýkleite)