εὐώνυμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From εὐ- (eu-, well) +‎ ὄνομα (ónoma, name). Euphemistically refers to "left" because bad omens came from the left side.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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εὐώνῠμος (euṓnumosm or f (neuter εὐώνῠμον); second declension

  1. of good name, honored
  2. having an auspicious name; fortunate, prosperous
  3. (euphemistic)
    1. on the left side
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, A. 1.15:
        ἐτάχθησαν οὖν ἐπὶ τεττάρων· εἶχε δὲ τὸ μὲν δεξιὸν Μένων καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, τὸ δὲ εὐώνυμον Κλέαρχος καὶ οἱ ἐκείνου, τὸ δὲ μέσον οἱ ἄλλοι στρατηγοί.
        etákhthēsan oûn epì tettárōn; eîkhe dè tò mèn dexiòn Ménōn kaì hoi sùn autôi, tò dè euṓnumon Kléarkhos kaì hoi ekeínou, tò dè méson hoi álloi stratēgoí.
        So they formed the line four deep: Menon and his troops held the right wing, Clearchus and his troops the left, and the other generals the middle.
    2. ominous, ill-boding
      Synonym: ἀριστερός (aristerós)
      Antonym: δεξιός (dexiós)
  4. (astronomy) southern, southerly

Inflection

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Noun

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εὐώνῠμος (euṓnumosf (genitive εὐωνῠ́μου); second declension

  1. spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Euonymus

References

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