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Ancient Greek
Etymology
πολύς (polús, “much”) + ἔτλην (étlēn, “suffer, endure”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.lý.tlaːs/ → /poˈly.tlas/ → /poˈli.tlas/
Adjective
πολύτλᾱς • (polútlās)
- (Epic) much-suffering, much-enduring (epithet of Odysseus)
Inflection
Attested only in the masculine, and in Homer only in the nominative singular. The following cases are attested in other authors:
- genitive singular masculine: πολύτλᾱ (polútlā)
- accusative singular masculine: πολύτλᾱν (polútlān)