Syzyf

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sīsyphus, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ.zɨf/
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Rhymes: -ɨzɨf
Syllabification: Sy‧zyf

Proper noun

Syzyf m pers

(Greek mythology) Sisyphus (son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades)

Declension

Declension of Syzyf

	singular
nominative	Syzyf
genitive	Syzyfa
dative	Syzyfowi
accusative	Syzyfa
instrumental	Syzyfem
locative	Syzyfie
vocative	Syzyfie

Derived terms

adjective

syzyfowy

noun

syzyfowa praca

Further reading

Syzyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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