πολύγλωττος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.ɡlɔːt.tos/ → /poˈly.ɣlot.tos/ → /poˈli.ɣlo.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.ɡlɔːt.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɡlot.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɣlot.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɣlot.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.ɣlo.tos/

Adjective

πολύγλωττος • (polúglōttos) m or f (neuter πολύγλωττον); second declension

1. Attic form of πολύγλωσσος (polúglōssos, “speaking many languages, multilingual”)

Declension

Second declension of πολῠ́γλωττος; πολῠ́γλωττον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́γλωττος polúglōttos	πολῠ́γλωττον polúglōtton		πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō	πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō		πολῠ́γλωττοι polúglōttoi	πολῠ́γλωττᾰ polúglōtta
Genitive		πολῠγλώττου poluglṓttou	πολῠγλώττου poluglṓttou		πολῠγλώττοιν poluglṓttoin	πολῠγλώττοιν poluglṓttoin		πολῠγλώττων poluglṓttōn	πολῠγλώττων poluglṓttōn
Dative		πολῠγλώττῳ poluglṓttōi	πολῠγλώττῳ poluglṓttōi		πολῠγλώττοιν poluglṓttoin	πολῠγλώττοιν poluglṓttoin		πολῠγλώττοις poluglṓttois	πολῠγλώττοις poluglṓttois
Accusative		πολῠ́γλωττον polúglōtton	πολῠ́γλωττον polúglōtton		πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō	πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō		πολῠγλώττους poluglṓttous	πολῠ́γλωττᾰ polúglōtta
Vocative		πολῠ́γλωττε polúglōtte	πολῠ́γλωττον polúglōtton		πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō	πολῠγλώττω poluglṓttō		πολῠ́γλωττοι polúglōttoi	πολῠ́γλωττᾰ polúglōtta
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠγλώττως poluglṓttōs			πολῠγλωττότερος poluglōttóteros			πολῠγλωττότᾰτος poluglōttótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Descendants

• → Belarusian: палігло́т (palihlót)
• → Czech: polyglot
• → Dutch: polyglot
• → English: polyglot
• → Esperanto: poligloto
• → French: polyglotte
• → Latin: polyglōttus
• → Polish: poliglota
• → Portuguese: poliglota
• → Russian: полигло́т (poliglót)
• → Spanish: polígloto
• → Ukrainian: полігло́т (polihlót)