"Polyhistor" meaning in German

See Polyhistor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /poliˈhɪstoːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Polyhistor.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|polyhistor||very learned}} Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), {{der|de|grc|πολυΐστωρ||greatly learned}} Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,en}} Polyhistor m (mixed, genitive Polyhistors, plural Polyhistoren) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,en}} Forms: Polyhistors [genitive], Polyhistoren [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Polyhistor [nominative, singular], Polyhistoren [definite, nominative, plural], Polyhistors [genitive, singular], Polyhistoren [definite, genitive, plural], Polyhistor [dative, singular], Polyhistoren [dative, definite, plural], Polyhistor [accusative, singular], Polyhistoren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. polyhistor, polymath Tags: masculine, mixed
    Sense id: en-Polyhistor-de-noun-Q6lZe3Be Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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