πολύχρυσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολῠ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.kʰryː.sos/ → /poˈly.xry.sos/ → /poˈli.xri.sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.kʰryː.sos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.kʰry.sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.xry.sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.xry.sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.xri.sos/

Adjective

πολῠ́χρῡσος • (polúkhrūsos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́χρῡσον); second declension

1. (of persons or cities) rich in gold

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́χρῡσος; πολῠ́χρῡσον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́χρῡσος polúkhrūsos	πολῠ́χρῡσον polúkhrūson		πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō	πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō		πολῠ́χρῡσοι polúkhrūsoi	πολῠ́χρῡσᾰ polúkhrūsa
Genitive		πολῠχρῡ́σου polukhrū́sou	πολῠχρῡ́σου polukhrū́sou		πολῠχρῡ́σοιν polukhrū́soin	πολῠχρῡ́σοιν polukhrū́soin		πολῠχρῡ́σων polukhrū́sōn	πολῠχρῡ́σων polukhrū́sōn
Dative		πολῠχρῡ́σῳ polukhrū́sōi	πολῠχρῡ́σῳ polukhrū́sōi		πολῠχρῡ́σοιν polukhrū́soin	πολῠχρῡ́σοιν polukhrū́soin		πολῠχρῡ́σοις polukhrū́sois	πολῠχρῡ́σοις polukhrū́sois
Accusative		πολῠ́χρῡσον polúkhrūson	πολῠ́χρῡσον polúkhrūson		πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō	πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō		πολῠχρῡ́σους polukhrū́sous	πολῠ́χρῡσᾰ polúkhrūsa
Vocative		πολῠ́χρῡσε polúkhrūse	πολῠ́χρῡσον polúkhrūson		πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō	πολῠχρῡ́σω polukhrū́sō		πολῠ́χρῡσοι polúkhrūsoi	πολῠ́χρῡσᾰ polúkhrūsa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠχρῡ́σως polukhrū́sōs			πολῠχρῡσότερος polukhrūsóteros			πολῠχρῡσότᾰτος polukhrūsótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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