ταχύπωλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of ταχύς (takhús, “swift”) +‎ πῶλος (pôlos, “foal”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ta.kʰý.pɔː.los/ → /taˈçy.po.los/ → /taˈçi.po.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.kʰý.pɔː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /taˈkʰy.po.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /taˈçy.po.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /taˈçy.po.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /taˈçi.po.los/

Adjective

τᾰχύπωλος • (takhúpōlos) m or f (neuter τᾰχύπωλον); second declension

1. (Epic) having swift horses

Declension

Second declension of τᾰχῠ́πωλος; τᾰχῠ́πωλον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τᾰχῠ́πωλος takhúpōlos	τᾰχῠ́πωλον takhúpōlon		τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō	τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō		τᾰχῠ́πωλοι takhúpōloi	τᾰχῠ́πωλᾰ takhúpōla
Genitive		τᾰχῠπώλου / τᾰχῠπωλοῖο / τᾰχῠπώλοιο / τᾰχῠπωλόο / τᾰχῠπώλοο takhupṓlou / takhupōloîo / takhupṓloio / takhupōlóo / takhupṓloo	τᾰχῠπώλου / τᾰχῠπωλοῖο / τᾰχῠπώλοιο / τᾰχῠπωλόο / τᾰχῠπώλοο takhupṓlou / takhupōloîo / takhupṓloio / takhupōlóo / takhupṓloo		τᾰχῠπώλοιῐν takhupṓloiin	τᾰχῠπώλοιῐν takhupṓloiin		τᾰχῠπώλων takhupṓlōn	τᾰχῠπώλων takhupṓlōn
Dative		τᾰχῠπώλῳ takhupṓlōi	τᾰχῠπώλῳ takhupṓlōi		τᾰχῠπώλοιῐν takhupṓloiin	τᾰχῠπώλοιῐν takhupṓloiin		τᾰχῠπώλοισῐ / τᾰχῠπώλοισῐν / τᾰχῠπώλοις takhupṓloisi(n) / takhupṓlois	τᾰχῠπώλοισῐ / τᾰχῠπώλοισῐν / τᾰχῠπώλοις takhupṓloisi(n) / takhupṓlois
Accusative		τᾰχῠ́πωλον takhúpōlon	τᾰχῠ́πωλον takhúpōlon		τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō	τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō		τᾰχῠπώλους takhupṓlous	τᾰχῠ́πωλᾰ takhúpōla
Vocative		τᾰχῠ́πωλε takhúpōle	τᾰχῠ́πωλον takhúpōlon		τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō	τᾰχῠπώλω takhupṓlō		τᾰχῠ́πωλοι takhúpōloi	τᾰχῠ́πωλᾰ takhúpōla
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τᾰχῠπώλως takhupṓlōs			τᾰχῠπωλότερος takhupōlóteros			τᾰχῠπωλότᾰτος takhupōlótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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