πολύφλοισβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολῠ́ς (polús, “many”) +‎ φλοῖσβος (phloîsbos, “a roaring noise”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰloi̯z.bos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.pʰlyz.bos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɸlyz.βos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.flyz.vos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.fliz.vos/

Adjective

πολῠ́φλοισβος • (polúphloisbos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́φλοισβον); second declension (Epic)

(poetic, of the sea) Loudly roaring, loud-resounding; polyphloisbic, undisonant.
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.34:
  βῆ δ’ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσβοιο θαλάσσης:
  bê d’ akéōn parà thîna poluphloísboio thalássēs:
  Translation by A.T. Murray:
  Forth he went in silence along the shore of the loud-resounding sea,

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́φλοισβος; πολῠ́φλοισβον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠ́φλοισβος polúphloisbos	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Genitive	πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo	πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn	πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn
Dative	πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi	πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ / πολῠφλοίσβοισῐν / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois	πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ / πολῠφλοίσβοισῐν / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois
Accusative	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβους poluphloísbous	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Vocative	πολῠ́φλοισβε polúphloisbe	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

“πολύφλοισβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

πολύφλοισβος

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Pronunciation

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