Polyphemos

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Polyphēmus

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos), from πολύ (polú) +‎ φήμη (phḗmē) +‎ -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈpʰeː.mos/, [pɔlʲʏˈpʰeːmɔs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /po.liˈfe.mos/, [poliˈfɛːmos]

Proper noun edit

Polyphēmos m sg (genitive Polyphēmī); second declension

(Greek mythology) Polyphemus, the one-eyed Cyclops in Sicily, son of Neptune, who was blinded by Ulysses in Homer's Odyssey
(Greek mythology) One of the Argonauts
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Polyphemus or Polyphemos

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Polyphēmos
Genitive	Polyphēmī
Dative	Polyphēmō
Accusative	Polyphēmon
Ablative	Polyphēmō
Vocative	Polyphēme

Descendants edit

→ English: Polyphemos