πολύπικρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “much”) +‎ πῐκρός (pĭkrós, “sharp, keen, bitter”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.pi.kros/ → /poˈly.pi.kros/ → /poˈli.pi.kros/

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

Adjective

πολῠ́πῐκρος • (polŭ́pĭkros) m or f (neuter πολῠ́πῐκρον); second declension

1. very keen or bitter

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́πῐκρος; πολῠ́πῐκρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́πῐκρος polŭ́pĭkros	πολῠ́πῐκρον polŭ́pĭkron		πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō	πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō		πολῠ́πῐκροι polŭ́pĭkroi	πολῠ́πῐκρᾰ polŭ́pĭkră
Genitive		πολῠπῐ́κρου polŭpĭ́krou	πολῠπῐ́κρου polŭpĭ́krou		πολῠπῐ́κροιν polŭpĭ́kroin	πολῠπῐ́κροιν polŭpĭ́kroin		πολῠπῐ́κρων polŭpĭ́krōn	πολῠπῐ́κρων polŭpĭ́krōn
Dative		πολῠπῐ́κρῳ polŭpĭ́krōi	πολῠπῐ́κρῳ polŭpĭ́krōi		πολῠπῐ́κροιν polŭpĭ́kroin	πολῠπῐ́κροιν polŭpĭ́kroin		πολῠπῐ́κροις polŭpĭ́krois	πολῠπῐ́κροις polŭpĭ́krois
Accusative		πολῠ́πῐκρον polŭ́pĭkron	πολῠ́πῐκρον polŭ́pĭkron		πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō	πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō		πολῠπῐ́κρους polŭpĭ́krous	πολῠ́πῐκρᾰ polŭ́pĭkră
Vocative		πολῠ́πῐκρε polŭ́pĭkre	πολῠ́πῐκρον polŭ́pĭkron		πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō	πολῠπῐ́κρω polŭpĭ́krō		πολῠ́πῐκροι polŭ́pĭkroi	πολῠ́πῐκρᾰ polŭ́pĭkră
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠπῐ́κρως polŭpĭ́krōs			πολῠπῐκρότερος polŭpĭkróteros			πολῠπῐκρότᾰτος polŭpĭkrótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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