πλωτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Verbal adjective, from πλώω (plṓō, “to sail, float”) +‎ -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /plɔː.tós/ → /ploˈtos/ → /ploˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /plɔː.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ploˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ploˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ploˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ploˈtos/

Adjective

πλωτός • (plōtós) m (feminine πλωτή, neuter πλωτόν); first/second declension

1. floating
2. (of fish) swimming
3. navigable
4. (of seasons) fit for navigation

Inflection

First and second declension of πλωτός; πλωτή; πλωτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πλωτός plōtós	πλωτή plōtḗ	πλωτόν plōtón		πλωτώ plōtṓ	πλωτᾱ́ plōtā́	πλωτώ plōtṓ		πλωτοί plōtoí	πλωταί plōtaí	πλωτᾰ́ plōtá
Genitive		πλωτοῦ plōtoû	πλωτῆς plōtês	πλωτοῦ plōtoû		πλωτοῖν plōtoîn	πλωταῖν plōtaîn	πλωτοῖν plōtoîn		πλωτῶν plōtôn	πλωτῶν plōtôn	πλωτῶν plōtôn
Dative		πλωτῷ plōtôi	πλωτῇ plōtêi	πλωτῷ plōtôi		πλωτοῖν plōtoîn	πλωταῖν plōtaîn	πλωτοῖν plōtoîn		πλωτοῖς plōtoîs	πλωταῖς plōtaîs	πλωτοῖς plōtoîs
Accusative		πλωτόν plōtón	πλωτήν plōtḗn	πλωτόν plōtón		πλωτώ plōtṓ	πλωτᾱ́ plōtā́	πλωτώ plōtṓ		πλωτούς plōtoús	πλωτᾱ́ς plōtā́s	πλωτᾰ́ plōtá
Vocative		πλωτέ plōté	πλωτή plōtḗ	πλωτόν plōtón		πλωτώ plōtṓ	πλωτᾱ́ plōtā́	πλωτώ plōtṓ		πλωτοί plōtoí	πλωταί plōtaí	πλωτᾰ́ plōtá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πλωτῶς plōtôs				πλωτότερος plōtóteros				πλωτότᾰτος plōtótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πλωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πλωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “πλωτός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πλωτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• πλωτός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963