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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πουλυ- (poulu-) (Epic variant of πολυ- (polu-)) + the root of βόσκω (bóskō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puː.ly.bó.teː.ra/ → /pu.lyˈβo.ti.ra/ → /pu.liˈvo.ti.ra/
Adjective
πουλῠβότειρᾰ • (poulŭbóteiră) (attested in feminine singular only)
- (Epic) much-nourishing, all-nourishing (epithet of the Earth)
Declension
πουλῠβότειρᾰ poulŭbóteiră
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πουλῠβοτείρης poulŭboteírēs
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πουλῠβοτείρῃ poulŭboteírēi
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πουλῠβότειρᾰν poulŭbóteirăn
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πουλῠβότειρᾰ poulŭbóteiră
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- Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
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Further reading
- “πουλυβότειρα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- πουλυβότειρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- πουλυβότειρα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “πουλυβότειρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press