πολλού πολλής πολλών

Genitives of Πολύς

Level 5Sounds Like polloú pollḗs pollṓn

The adjective πολύς has genitive forms such as πολλού, πολλής and πολλών.

How It Works

The adjective πολύς has genitive forms such as πολλού, πολλής and πολλών.

These are noun-agreeing forms, not variants of the invariant adverb πολύ. Their spelling and agreement follow the adjective paradigm; usage may favor another phrasing in everyday speech.

GreekMeaning
πολλών ανθρώπωνof many people
πολλής δουλειάςof much work
πολλού κόσμουof many people or a large crowd

Examples (3)

  1. πολλών ανθρώπων

    of many people

  2. πολλής δουλειάς

    of much work

  3. πολλού κόσμου

    of many people or a large crowd

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Recognize the noun-agreeing adjective πολύς before studying its less common genitive forms.

Words in This Pattern

πολύς