πολύτρητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ τρητός (trētós, “perforated”) (from Proto-Hellenic *trētós, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub”), compare τείρω (teírō, “I wear out, afflict”)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.trɛː.tos/ → /poˈly.tri.tos/ → /poˈli.tri.tos/

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

Adjective

πολῠ́τρητος • (polútrētos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τρητον); second declension

1. much-pierced, full of holes, porous

   Synonyms: σομφός (somphós), χαῦνος (khaûnos)

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́τρητος; πολῠ́τρητον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́τρητος polútrētos	πολῠ́τρητον polútrēton		πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō		πολῠ́τρητοι polútrētoi	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polútrēta
Genitive		πολῠτρήτου polutrḗtou	πολῠτρήτου polutrḗtou		πολῠτρήτοιν polutrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτοιν polutrḗtoin		πολῠτρήτων polutrḗtōn	πολῠτρήτων polutrḗtōn
Dative		πολῠτρήτῳ polutrḗtōi	πολῠτρήτῳ polutrḗtōi		πολῠτρήτοιν polutrḗtoin	πολῠτρήτοιν polutrḗtoin		πολῠτρήτοις polutrḗtois	πολῠτρήτοις polutrḗtois
Accusative		πολῠ́τρητον polútrēton	πολῠ́τρητον polútrēton		πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō		πολῠτρήτους polutrḗtous	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polútrēta
Vocative		πολῠ́τρητε polútrēte	πολῠ́τρητον polútrēton		πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō	πολῠτρήτω polutrḗtō		πολῠ́τρητοι polútrētoi	πολῠ́τρητᾰ polútrēta
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠτρήτως polutrḗtōs			πολῠτρητότερος polutrētóteros			πολῠτρητότᾰτος polutrētótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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