πολυφάγος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • πουλῠφᾰ́γος (pouluphágos) — Ionic

Etymology

From πολῠ- (polu-, “much, a lot”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

πολῠφᾰ́γος • (poluphágos) m or f (neuter πολῠφᾰ́γον); second declension

  1. eating to excess

Inflection
Second declension of πολῠφᾰ́γος; πολῠφᾰ́γον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative πολῠφᾰ́γος
poluphágos		 πολῠφᾰ́γον
poluphágon		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γοι
poluphágoi		 πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ
poluphága
Genitive πολῠφᾰ́γου
poluphágou		 πολῠφᾰ́γου
poluphágou		 πολῠφᾰ́γοιν
poluphágoin		 πολῠφᾰ́γοιν
poluphágoin		 πολῠφᾰ́γων
poluphágōn		 πολῠφᾰ́γων
poluphágōn
Dative πολῠφᾰ́γῳ
poluphágōi		 πολῠφᾰ́γῳ
poluphágōi		 πολῠφᾰ́γοιν
poluphágoin		 πολῠφᾰ́γοιν
poluphágoin		 πολῠφᾰ́γοις
poluphágois		 πολῠφᾰ́γοις
poluphágois
Accusative πολῠφᾰ́γον
poluphágon		 πολῠφᾰ́γον
poluphágon		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γους
poluphágous		 πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ
poluphága
Vocative πολῠφᾰ́γε
polupháge		 πολῠφᾰ́γον
poluphágon		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γω
poluphágō		 πολῠφᾰ́γοι
poluphágoi		 πολῠφᾰ́γᾰ
poluphága
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
πολῠφᾰ́γως
poluphágōs		 πολῠφᾰγώτερος
poluphagṓteros		 πολῠφᾰγώτᾰτος
poluphagṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • πολῠφᾰγέω (poluphagéō)
  • πολῠφᾰγῐ́ᾱ (poluphagíā)

Descendants
  • → Translingual: Polyphaga
  • → Latin: polyphagus

Further reading
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