πολύς

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 References 2 Greek 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Inflection

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• πολλός (Ionic)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“‘much, many’”), o-grade derivative of the root *pelh₁- (“‘to fill’”). Cognates include Latin plūs (“‘more’”), Sanskrit पुरु (purú), “‘much, many, abundant’”), and Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu), “‘much, very’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [polʉ́s]

• (Koine): IPA: [po̞lˈys]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [polˈys]

[edit] Adjective

πολύς m., πολλή f., πολύ n.; first/second declension; (polus)

1. many
2. In general of extreme size or degree

[edit] Inflection

The declension of πολύς is formed from two stems, πολ- and πολλ-. In Attic it is thus declined:

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολύς	πολλή	πολύ		πολλοί	πολλαί	πολλά
Genitive	πολλοῦ	πολλῆς	πολλοῦ		πολλῶν	πολλῶν	πολλῶν
Dative	πολλῷ	πολλῇ	πολλῷ		πολλοῖς	πολλαῖς	πολλοῖς
Accusative	πολύν	πολλήν	πολύ		πολλούς	πολλάς	πολλά

[edit] Related terms

• πλείων
• πλεῖστος

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4183

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Adjective

πολύς

1. much; many; a lot of; too much.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Gender	masc.	fem.	neut.	masc.	fem.	neut.
Nominative	πολύς	πολλή	πολύ	πολλοί	πολλές	πολλά
Accusative	πολύ     πολλύν1	πολλή	πολύ	πολλούς	πολλές	πολλά
Genitive	πολλού2	πολλής	πολλού2	πολλών	πολλών	πολλών
Notes:     Some sources give vocative forms in the plural     1  Used when the following word begins with a vowel or certain consonants.     2  Rare