Εὔμαιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pre-Greek, proposals include:[1]
- From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + μαίομαι (maíomai, “seek after, seek for”) + -ος (-os).
- From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + *μαῖος (*maîos, “foster father”) + -ος (-os). Compare μαῖᾰ (maîa, “foster mother”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ěu̯.mai̯.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈew.mɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈeβ.mɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈev.me.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈev.me.os/
Proper noun
Εὔμαιος • (Eúmaios) m (genitive Εὐμαίου); second declension
- A male given name
- (Greek mythology) the swineherd of Odysseus
Declension
Second declension of ὁ Εὔμαιος; τοῦ Εὐμαίου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Εὔμαιος ho Eúmaios | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Εὐμαίου toû Eumaíou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Εὐμαίῳ tôi Eumaíōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Εὔμαιον tòn Eúmaion | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Εὔμαιε Eúmaie | ||||||||||||
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References
- Skempis, Marios (2010) “Kleine Leute” und große Helden in Homers Odyssee und Kallimachos’ Hekale, volume 274, Walter de Gruyter, page 86
Further reading
- Εὔμαιος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Εὔμαιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette