πλεῖστον | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Much, many; numerous or plentiful (of number, quantity, or extent). Also used in comparisons and compounds to mean “very” or “exceedingly” (e.g., “more,” “most”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"πλεῖστον"

Lemma: πλεῖστος

Declension: 1st/2nd declension (superlative of πολύς)

Degree: superlative

Case: nominative/accusative

Number: singular

Gender: neuter

Note: The form πλεῖστον can modify a neuter singular noun, or be used substantively (e.g., 'the most', 'the greatest amount'). It may also appear as the masculine accusative singular in some contexts, but the exact form as given is morphologically identical; disambiguation requires syntax.

Related Forms of πολύς

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

πολλών genitive, plural, masculine_or_neuter πολύ adverb πολλὰς accusative, plural, feminine Polu adverb πολὺ adverb πολλα nominative/accusative/vocative, plural, neuter πολυς nominative, singular, masculine πολλά nominative / accusative, plural, neuter πολυν accusative, singular, masculine πολύς nominative, singular, masculine Πολλους accusative, plural, masculine πολλοί nominative, plural, masculine πλεῖον nominative / accusative, singular, neuter polla nominative/accusative/vocative, plural, neuter πολυ adverb πολλήν accusative, singular, feminine πλεῖω nominative/accusative, plural, neuter πολλοίς dative, plural, masculine_or_neuter πολλους accusative, plural, masculine πολλῷ dative, singular, masculine or neuter

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