polyphagus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυφάγος (poluphágos, “voracious”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /poˈly.pʰa.ɡus/, [pɔˈlʲʏpʰäɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /poˈli.fa.ɡus/, [poˈliːfäɡus]
Noun edit
polyphagus m (genitive polyphagī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | polyphagus | polyphagī |
| Genitive | polyphagī | polyphagōrum |
| Dative | polyphagō | polyphagīs |
| Accusative | polyphagum | polyphagōs |
| Ablative | polyphagō | polyphagīs |
| Vocative | polyphage | polyphagī |
Descendants edit
- English: polyphagous (with renewed meaning)
References edit
- polyphagus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- polyphagus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “polyphagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press