polychrestus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɔ.lyˈkʰreːs.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [po.liˈkrɛs.tus]

Adjective

polychrēstus (feminine polychrēsta, neuter polychrēstum); first/second-declension adjective

1. polychrest

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	polychrēstus	polychrēsta	polychrēstum		polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēsta
genitive	polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēstī		polychrēstōrum	polychrēstārum	polychrēstōrum
dative	polychrēstō	polychrēstae	polychrēstō		polychrēstīs
accusative	polychrēstum	polychrēstam	polychrēstum		polychrēstōs	polychrēstās	polychrēsta
ablative	polychrēstō	polychrēstā	polychrēstō		polychrēstīs
vocative	polychrēste	polychrēsta	polychrēstum		polychrēstī	polychrēstae	polychrēsta

References

• "polychrestus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “polychrestus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• polychrestus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016