-πλόος

See also: πλόος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Seems to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”), but what stem formation? Beekes notes some chrono-morphological issues when trying to directly compare with Latin simplus and such.^[1]”

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pló.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈplo.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈplo.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈplo.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈplo.os/

Suffix

-πλόος • (-plóos) m (feminine -πλόη or -πλόᾱ, neuter -πλόον); first/second declension

Forms an adjective indicating repetition or multiplication: -fold

Inflection

First and second declension of -πλόος; -πλόη; -πλόον (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-πλόος -plóos	-πλόη -plóē	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόοι -plóoi	-πλόαι -plóai	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Genitive	-πλόου -plóou	-πλόης -plóēs	-πλόου -plóou	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόαιν -plóain	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόων -plóōn	-πλοέων / -πλοῶν -ploéōn / -ploôn	-πλόων -plóōn
Dative	-πλόῳ -plóōi	-πλόῃ -plóēi	-πλόῳ -plóōi	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόαιν -plóain	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόοισῐ / -πλόοισῐν / -πλόοις -plóoisi(n) / -plóois	-πλόῃσῐ / -πλόῃσῐν -plóēisi(n)	-πλόοισῐ / -πλόοισῐν / -πλόοις -plóoisi(n) / -plóois
Accusative	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόην -plóēn	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόους -plóous	-πλόᾱς -plóās	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Vocative	-πλόε -plóe	-πλόη -plóē	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόοι -plóoi	-πλόαι -plóai	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	-πλόως -plóōs			-πλοώτερος -ploṓteros			-πλοώτᾰτος -ploṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of -πλόος; -πλόᾱ; -πλόον (Doric)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-πλόος -plóos	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόοι -plóoi	-πλόαι -plóai	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Genitive	-πλόοιο -plóoio	-πλόᾱς -plóās	-πλόοιο -plóoio	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόαιν -plóain	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόων -plóōn	-πλοᾶν -ploân	-πλόων -plóōn
Dative	-πλόῳ -plóōi	-πλόᾳ -plóāi	-πλόῳ -plóōi	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόαιν -plóain	-πλόοιν -plóoin	-πλόοις -plóois	-πλόαις -plóais	-πλόοις -plóois
Accusative	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόᾱν -plóān	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόους -plóous	-πλόᾱς -plóās	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Vocative	-πλόε -plóe	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόον -plóon	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόᾱ -plóā	-πλόω -plóō	-πλόοι -plóoi	-πλόαι -plóai	-πλόᾰ -plóa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	-πλόως -plóōs			-πλοώτερος -ploṓteros			-πλοώτᾰτος -ploṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

-πλάσιος (-plásios)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -πλόος

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ᾰ̔πλόος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 117

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ᾰ̔πλόος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 117

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