polychrestus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈkʰreːs.tus/, [pɔlʲʏˈkʰreːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /po.liˈkres.tus/, [poliˈkrɛst̪us]

Adjective

polychrēstus (feminine polychrēsta, neuter polychrēstum); first/second-declension adjective

1. polychrest

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	polychrēstus	polychrēsta	polychrēstum		polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēsta
Genitive	polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēstī		polychrēstōrum	polychrēstārum	polychrēstōrum
Dative	polychrēstō		polychrēstō		polychrēstīs
Accusative	polychrēstum	polychrēstam	polychrēstum		polychrēstōs	polychrēstās	polychrēsta
Ablative	polychrēstō	polychrēstā	polychrēstō		polychrēstīs
Vocative	polychrēste	polychrēsta	polychrēstum		polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēsta

References

• polychrestus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• polychrestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• polychrestus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016