πολύσπαστον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter substantive form of πολύσπαστος (polúspastos, drawn by many cords), from πολύς (polús, many) + σπάω (spáō, I draw).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πολύσπαστον (polúspaston) n (genitive πολυσπάστου); second declension

  1. compound pulley
Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: πολύσπαστο (polýspasto)
  • Latin: polyspaston
  • Russian: полиспа́ст (polispást)

Adjective

πολύσπαστον (polúspaston)

  1. inflection of πολυσπαστός (poluspastós):
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative and accusative and vocative neuter singular

References

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