πολυπαίπαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “much”) +‎ παιπάλη (paipálē, “shrewd person”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.ly.pǎi̯.pa.los/ → /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/ → /po.liˈpe.pa.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.ly.pǎi̯.pa.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpɛ.pa.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpe.pa.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈpe.pa.los/

Adjective

πολῠπαίπᾰλος • (polŭpaípălos) m or f (neuter πολῠπαίπᾰλον); second declension

1. very artful, sly, crafty

Declension

Second declension of πολῠπαίπᾰλος; πολῠπαίπᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠπαίπᾰλος polŭpaípălos	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polŭpaípălon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō		πολῠπαίπᾰλοι polŭpaípăloi	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polŭpaípălă
Genitive		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λου polŭpaipắlou	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λου polŭpaipắlou		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polŭpaipắloin	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polŭpaipắloin		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λων polŭpaipắlōn	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λων polŭpaipắlōn
Dative		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λῳ polŭpaipắlōi	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λῳ polŭpaipắlōi		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polŭpaipắloin	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοιν polŭpaipắloin		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοις polŭpaipắlois	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λοις polŭpaipắlois
Accusative		πολῠπαίπᾰλον polŭpaípălon	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polŭpaípălon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λους polŭpaipắlous	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polŭpaípălă
Vocative		πολῠπαίπᾰλε polŭpaípăle	πολῠπαίπᾰλον polŭpaípălon		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō	πολῠπαιπᾰ́λω polŭpaipắlō		πολῠπαίπᾰλοι polŭpaípăloi	πολῠπαίπᾰλᾰ polŭpaípălă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠπαιπᾰ́λως polŭpaipắlōs			πολῠπαιπᾰλώτερος polŭpaipălṓteros			πολῠπαιπᾰλώτᾰτος polŭpaipălṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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