πολύτλας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πολύς (polús, “much”) +‎ ἔτλην (étlēn, “suffer, endure”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.tlaːs/ → /poˈly.tlas/ → /poˈli.tlas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.tlaːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tlas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tlas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.tlas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.tlas/

Adjective

πολύτλᾱς • (polútlās)

1. (Epic) much-suffering, much-enduring (epithet of Odysseus)

Inflection

Attested only in the masculine, and in Homer only in the nominative singular. The following cases are attested in other authors:

• genitive singular masculine: πολύτλᾱ (polútlā)
• accusative singular masculine: πολύτλᾱν (polútlān)