πολύτριχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.tri.kʰos/ → /poˈly.tri.xos/ → /poˈli.tri.xos/

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

Adjective

πολῠ́τρῐχος • (polútrikhos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τρῐχον); second declension

1. very hairy, bushy

   Synonyms: βλοσυρός (blosurós), δασύς (dasús)

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́τρῐχος; πολῠ́τρῐχον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́τρῐχος polútrikhos	πολῠ́τρῐχον polútrikhon		πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō	πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō		πολῠ́τρῐχοι polútrikhoi	πολῠ́τρῐχᾰ polútrikha
Genitive		πολῠτρῐ́χου polutríkhou	πολῠτρῐ́χου polutríkhou		πολῠτρῐ́χοιν polutríkhoin	πολῠτρῐ́χοιν polutríkhoin		πολῠτρῐ́χων polutríkhōn	πολῠτρῐ́χων polutríkhōn
Dative		πολῠτρῐ́χῳ polutríkhōi	πολῠτρῐ́χῳ polutríkhōi		πολῠτρῐ́χοιν polutríkhoin	πολῠτρῐ́χοιν polutríkhoin		πολῠτρῐ́χοις polutríkhois	πολῠτρῐ́χοις polutríkhois
Accusative		πολῠ́τρῐχον polútrikhon	πολῠ́τρῐχον polútrikhon		πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō	πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō		πολῠτρῐ́χους polutríkhous	πολῠ́τρῐχᾰ polútrikha
Vocative		πολῠ́τρῐχε polútrikhe	πολῠ́τρῐχον polútrikhon		πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō	πολῠτρῐ́χω polutríkhō		πολῠ́τρῐχοι polútrikhoi	πολῠ́τρῐχᾰ polútrikha
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠτρῐ́χως polutríkhōs			πολῠτρῐχώτερος polutrikhṓteros			πολῠτρῐχώτᾰτος polutrikhṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• πολύτριχον (polútrikhon)

Further reading

• “πολύτριχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πολύτριχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette