Πολύφημος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πολῠ- (polu-) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.lý.pʰɛː.mos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /poˈly.pʰe̝.mos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /poˈly.ɸi.mos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /poˈly.fi.mos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /poˈli.fi.mos/
Proper noun
Πολῠ́φημος • (Polúphēmos) m (genitive Πολῠφήμου); second declension
- a male given name: Polyphemus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Πολῠ́φημος ho Polúphēmos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πολῠφήμου toû Poluphḗmou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πολῠφήμῳ tôi Poluphḗmōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πολῠ́φημον tòn Polúphēmon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πολῠ́φημε Polúphēme | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Πολύφημος (Polýfimos)
- Latin: Polyphēmus, Polyphēmos (Greek-type)
- → English: Polyphemus
- → French: Polyphème
- → Italian: Polifemo
- → Sicilian: Pulifimu