πολυπαίπαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “much”) +‎ παιπάλη (paipálē, “shrewd person”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.ly.pǎi̯.pa.los/ → /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/ → /po.liˈpe.pa.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.ly.pǎi̯.pa.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpe.pa.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈpe.pa.los/

Adjective

πολῠπαίπᾰλος • (polupaípalos) m or f (neuter πολῠπαίπᾰλον); second declension

1. very artful, sly, crafty

Declension

Second declension of πολῠπαίπᾰλος; πολῠπαίπᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠπαίπᾰλος polupaípalos	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polupaípalon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō		πολῠπαίπᾰλοι polupaípaloi	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polupaípala
Genitive		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λου polupaipálou	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λου polupaipálou		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polupaipáloin	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polupaipáloin		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λων polupaipálōn	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λων polupaipálōn
Dative		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λῳ polupaipálōi	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λῳ polupaipálōi		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polupaipáloin	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polupaipáloin		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοις polupaipálois	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοις polupaipálois
Accusative		πολῠπαίπᾰλον polupaípalon	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polupaípalon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λους polupaipálous	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polupaípala
Vocative		πολῠπαίπᾰλε polupaípale	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polupaípalon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polupaipálō		πολῠπαίπᾰλοι polupaípaloi	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polupaípala
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λως polupaipálōs			πολῠπαιπᾰλώτερος polupaipalṓteros			πολῠπαιπᾰλώτᾰτος polupaipalṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πολυπαίπαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πολυπαίπαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “πολυπαίπαλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πολυπαίπαλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• πολυπαίπαλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963