πολύτλας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
πολύς (polús, “much”) + τλάω (tláō, “suffer, endure”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.lý.tlaːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /poˈly.tlas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /poˈly.tlas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /poˈly.tlas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /poˈli.tlas/
Adjective
πολύτλᾱς • (polútlās)
- (Epic) much-suffering, much-enduring (epithet of Odysseus)
Inflection
Attested only in the masculine, and in Homer only in the nominative singular. The following cases are attested in other authors:
- genitive singular masculine: πολύτλᾱ (polútlā)
- accusative singular masculine: πολύτλᾱν (polútlān)