πολύφλοισβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολῠ́ς (polús, “many”) +‎ φλοῖσβος (phloîsbos, “a roaring noise”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.pʰloi̯z.bos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.pʰlyz.bos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.ɸlyz.βos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.flyz.vos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.fliz.vos/

Adjective

πολῠ́φλοισβος • (polúphloisbos) m, f (neuter πολῠ́φλοισβον); second declension

(Epic)

(poetic, of the sea) Loudly roaring, loud-resounding; polyphloisbic, undisonant.
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.34
  βῆ δ᾽ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσβοιο θαλάσσης:
  bê d᾽ akéōn parà thîna poluphloísboio thalássēs:
  Translation by A.T. Murray:
  Forth he went in silence along the shore of the loud-resounding sea,

Inflection

Second declension of πολῠ́φλοισβος; πολῠ́φλοισβον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πολῠ́φλοισβος polúphloisbos	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Genitive	πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo	πολῠφλοίσβου / πολῠφλοισβοῖο / πολῠφλοίσβοιο / πολῠφλοισβόο / πολῠφλοίσβοο poluphloísbou / poluphloisboîo / poluphloísboio / poluphloisbóo / poluphloísboo	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn	πολῠφλοίσβων poluphloísbōn
Dative	πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi	πολῠφλοίσβῳ poluphloísbōi	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοιῐν poluphloísboiin	πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ(ν) / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois	πολῠφλοίσβοισῐ(ν) / πολῠφλοίσβοις poluphloísboisi(n) / poluphloísbois
Accusative	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβους poluphloísbous	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Vocative	πολῠ́φλοισβε polúphloisbe	πολῠ́φλοισβον polúphloisbon	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠφλοίσβω poluphloísbō	πολῠ́φλοισβοι polúphloisboi	πολῠ́φλοισβᾰ polúphloisba
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	—		—		—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

πολύφλοισβος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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