πολύτρητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολυ- (polu-, many) + τρητός (trētós, perforated) (from Proto-Hellenic *trētós, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub), compare τείρω (teírō, I wear out, afflict)).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πολῠ́τρητος • (polútrētos) m or f (neuter πολῠ́τρητον); second declension

  1. much-pierced, full of holes, porous
    Synonyms: σομφός (somphós), χαῦνος (khaûnos)

Inflection

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1071-74”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1071-74

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