πολύφλοισβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολῠ́ς (polús, “many”) +‎ φλοῖσβος (phloîsbos, “a roaring noise”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰloi̯z.bos/ → /poˈly.ɸlyz.βos/ → /poˈli.fliz.vos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰloi̯z.bos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.pʰlyz.bos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɸlyz.βos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.flyz.vos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.fliz.vos/

Adjective

πολῠ́φλοισβος • (polúphloisbos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́φλοισβον); second declension (Epic)

1. (poetic, of the sea) Loudly roaring, loud-resounding; polyphloisbic, undisonant.
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.34:

     βῆ δ’ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσβοιο θαλάσσης:

     bê d’ akéōn parà thîna poluphloísboio thalássēs:

     • Translation by A.T. Murray:

       Forth he went in silence along the shore of the loud-resounding sea,

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́φλοισβος; πολῠ́φλοισβον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πολῠ́φλοισβος polúphloisbos	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon		πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō		πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Genitive		πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo	πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo		πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin		πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn	πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn
Dative		πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi	πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi		πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin		πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ / πολῠφλοίσβοισῐν / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois	πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ / πολῠφλοίσβοισῐν / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois
Accusative		πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon		πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō		πολῠφλοίσβους poluphloísbous	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Vocative		πολῠ́φλοισβε polúphloisbe	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon		πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō		πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “πολύφλοισβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press