Polyhistor
German, noun/poliˈhɪstoːɐ̯/
Polyhistor is spelled P-O-L-Y-H-I-S-T-O-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polyhistor is a German masculine noun meaning “polyhistor, polymath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gelehrter mit Kenntnissen in mehreren Fachgebieten”.
What does Polyhistor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepolyhistor, polymath
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gelehrter mit Kenntnissen in mehreren Fachgebieten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Polyhistor
- Polyhistors genitive
- Polyhistoren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polyhistor?
- /poliˈhɪstoːɐ̯/
- [poliˈhɪstoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polyhistor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polyhistor in German?
Polyhistor appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).