πολύτυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πολῠ- (polu-, “many, much”) +‎ τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming two-termination second-declension compound adjectives)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.tyː.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ty.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ros/

Adjective

πολῠ́τῡρος • (polútūros) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τῡρον); second declension

rich in or concerning much cheese or butter
- 5th century BC, Pherecrates, Collected Works 130.7:
  ναστίσκοι
  nastískoi

Declension

Second declension of πολῠ́τῡρος; πολῠ́τῡρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠ́τῡρος polútūros	πολῠ́τῡρον polútūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠ́τῡροι polútūroi	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polútūra
Genitive	πολῠτῡ́ρου polutū́rou	πολῠτῡ́ρου polutū́rou	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polutū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polutū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ρων polutū́rōn	πολῠτῡ́ρων polutū́rōn
Dative	πολῠτῡ́ρῳ polutū́rōi	πολῠτῡ́ρῳ polutū́rōi	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polutū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροιν polutū́roin	πολῠτῡ́ροις polutū́rois	πολῠτῡ́ροις polutū́rois
Accusative	πολῠ́τῡρον polútūron	πολῠ́τῡρον polútūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρους polutū́rous	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polútūra
Vocative	πολῠ́τῡρε polútūre	πολῠ́τῡρον polútūron	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠτῡ́ρω polutū́rō	πολῠ́τῡροι polútūroi	πολῠ́τῡρᾰ polútūra
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πολῠτῡ́ρως polutū́rōs		πολῠτῡρότερος polutūróteros		πολῠτῡρότᾰτος polutūrótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.