ὀλιγότροφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀλῐγο- (oligo-, “little, few”) +‎ τρέφω (tréphō, “to feed, nourish”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡó.tro.pʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɡo.tro.pʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.ɸos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.fos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.liˈɣo.tro.fos/

Adjective

ὀλῐγότροφος • (oligótrophos) m or f (neuter ὀλῐγότροφον); second declension

giving little nourishment
taking little nourishment
(of athletes in training) abstemious

Inflection

Second declension of ὀλῐγότροφος; ὀλῐγότροφον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀλῐγότροφος oligótrophos	ὀλῐγότροφον oligótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγότροφοι oligótrophoi	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ oligótropha
Genitive	ὀλῐγοτρόφου oligotróphou	ὀλῐγοτρόφου oligotróphou	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν oligotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν oligotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφων oligotróphōn	ὀλῐγοτρόφων oligotróphōn
Dative	ὀλῐγοτρόφῳ oligotróphōi	ὀλῐγοτρόφῳ oligotróphōi	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν oligotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοιν oligotróphoin	ὀλῐγοτρόφοις oligotróphois	ὀλῐγοτρόφοις oligotróphois
Accusative	ὀλῐγότροφον oligótrophon	ὀλῐγότροφον oligótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφους oligotróphous	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ oligótropha
Vocative	ὀλῐγότροφε oligótrophe	ὀλῐγότροφον oligótrophon	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγοτρόφω oligotróphō	ὀλῐγότροφοι oligótrophoi	ὀλῐγότροφᾰ oligótropha
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὀλῐγοτρόφως oligotróphōs		ὀλῐγοτροφώτερος oligotrophṓteros		ὀλῐγοτροφώτᾰτος oligotrophṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ὀλῐγοτροφῐ́ᾱ (oligotrophíā)

ὀλιγότροφος

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