Syzyf

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sīsyphus, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ.zɨf/

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• Rhymes: -ɨzɨf
• Syllabification: Sy‧zyf

Proper noun

Syzyf m pers

1. (Greek mythology) Sisyphus (son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades)

Declension

Declension of Syzyf

	singular
nominative	Syzyf
genitive	Syzyfa
dative	Syzyfowi
accusative	Syzyfa
instrumental	Syzyfem
locative	Syzyfie
vocative	Syzyfie

Derived terms

adjective

• syzyfowy

 

noun

• syzyfowa praca

 

Further reading

• Syzyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN