πολυκλήϊς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ κληΐς (klēḯs, “rowing bench”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.ly.klɛ̌ː.iːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈkle̝.is/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈkli.is/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈkli.is/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈkli.is/

Adjective

πολυκλήῑ̈ς • (poluklḗī̈s) m or f (neuter πολυκλήῑ̈); third declension

(Epic) having many rowing benches (epithet of ships)

Declension

Attested only in the feminine dative singular and plural.

Third declension of πολῠκλήῑ̈ς; πολῠκλήῑ̈ (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠκλήῑ̈ς poluklḗī̈s	πολῠκλήῑ̈ poluklḗī̈	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δες poluklḗī̈des	πολῠκλήῑ̈δᾰ poluklḗī̈da
Genitive	πολῠκλήῑ̈δος poluklḗī̈dos	πολῠκλήῑ̈δος poluklḗī̈dos	πολῠκληῑ̈́δοιν poluklēī̈́doin	πολῠκληῑ̈́δοιν poluklēī̈́doin	πολῠκληῑ̈́δων poluklēī̈́dōn	πολῠκληῑ̈́δων poluklēī̈́dōn
Dative	πολῠκλήῑ̈δῐ poluklḗī̈di	πολῠκλήῑ̈δῐ poluklḗī̈di	πολῠκληῑ̈́δοιν poluklēī̈́doin	πολῠκληῑ̈́δοιν poluklēī̈́doin	πολῠκλήῑ̈σῐ / πολῠκλήῑ̈σῐν poluklḗī̈si(n)	πολῠκλήῑ̈σῐ / πολῠκλήῑ̈σῐν poluklḗī̈si(n)
Accusative	πολῠκλήῑ̈δᾰ poluklḗī̈da	πολῠκλήῑ̈ poluklḗī̈	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δᾰς poluklḗī̈das	πολῠκλήῑ̈δᾰ poluklḗī̈da
Vocative	πολῠκλήῑ̈ς poluklḗī̈s	πολῠκλήῑ̈ poluklḗī̈	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δε poluklḗī̈de	πολῠκλήῑ̈δες poluklḗī̈des	πολῠκλήῑ̈δᾰ poluklḗī̈da
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πολῠκληῑ̈́δως poluklēī̈́dōs		—		—
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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