πολύκαρπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.kar.pos/ → /poˈly.kar.pos/ → /poˈli.kar.pos/

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

Adjective

πολῠ́κᾰρπος • (polúkarpos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́κᾰρπον); second declension

1. fruitful, rich in fruit

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́κᾰρπος; πολῠ́κᾰρπον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́κᾰρπος polúkarpos	πολῠ́κᾰρπον polúkarpon		πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō	πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō		πολῠ́κᾰρποι polúkarpoi	πολῠ́κᾰρπᾰ polúkarpa
Genitive		πολῠκᾰ́ρπου polukárpou	πολῠκᾰ́ρπου polukárpou		πολῠκᾰ́ρποιν polukárpoin	πολῠκᾰ́ρποιν polukárpoin		πολῠκᾰ́ρπων polukárpōn	πολῠκᾰ́ρπων polukárpōn
Dative		πολῠκᾰ́ρπῳ polukárpōi	πολῠκᾰ́ρπῳ polukárpōi		πολῠκᾰ́ρποιν polukárpoin	πολῠκᾰ́ρποιν polukárpoin		πολῠκᾰ́ρποις polukárpois	πολῠκᾰ́ρποις polukárpois
Accusative		πολῠ́κᾰρπον polúkarpon	πολῠ́κᾰρπον polúkarpon		πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō	πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō		πολῠκᾰ́ρπους polukárpous	πολῠ́κᾰρπᾰ polúkarpa
Vocative		πολῠ́κᾰρπε polúkarpe	πολῠ́κᾰρπον polúkarpon		πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō	πολῠκᾰ́ρπω polukárpō		πολῠ́κᾰρποι polúkarpoi	πολῠ́κᾰρπᾰ polúkarpa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πολῠκᾰ́ρπως polukárpōs			πολῠκᾰρπότερος polukarpóteros			πολῠκᾰρπότᾰτος polukarpótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• πολυκαρπέω (polukarpéō)
• πολυκαρπία (polukarpía)
• πολύκαρπον (polúkarpon)

 

Further reading

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