Πολυμήστωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ μήστωρ (mḗstōr, “adviser”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.ly.mɛ̌ːs.tɔːr/ → /po.lyˈmis.tor/ → /po.liˈmis.tor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.ly.mɛ̌ːs.tɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈme̝s.tor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈmis.tor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈmis.tor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈmis.tor/

Proper noun

Πολῠμήστωρ • (Polumḗstōr) m (genitive Πολῠμήστορος); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Polymestor
   • 424 BCE, Euripides, Hecuba 771

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Πολῠμήστωρ; τοῦ Πολῠμήστορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πολῠμήστωρ ho Polumḗstōr
Genitive	τοῦ Πολῠμήστορος toû Polumḗstoros
Dative	τῷ Πολῠμήστορῐ tôi Polumḗstori
Accusative	τὸν Πολῠμήστορᾰ tòn Polumḗstora
Vocative	Πολῠμῆστορ Polumêstor
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Πολυμήστωρ (Polymístor), Πολυμήστορας (Polymístoras)
• Latin: Polymestor

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023