πολύτεκνος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύτεκνος (polúteknos).[1] By surface analysis, πολύ- (polý-) +‎ τέκνο (tékno) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.liˈtek.nos/
  • Hyphenation: πο‧λύ‧τε‧κνος

Adjective

πολύτεκνος (polýteknosm (feminine πολύτεκνη, neuter πολύτεκνο)

  1. having many children

Declension

References

  1. ^ πολύτεκνος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language