εὐρύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eurús, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus (“wide”). Compare Sanskrit उ॒रु (urú, “wide; large; spacious”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬎𐬭𐬎 (vo^uru, “wide”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.rýs/ → /eˈβrys/ → /eˈvris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.rýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈrys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβrys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvrys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvris/

Adjective

εὐρῠ́ς • (eurŭ́s) m (feminine εὐρεῖᾰ, neuter εὐρῠ́); first/third declension

1. wide; broad; spacious (especially of heaven, earth, and sea)

   Antonym: στενός (stenós)

Declension

First and third declension of εὐρῠ́ς; εὐρεῖᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐρῠ́ς eurŭ́s	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρεῖ eureî		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Genitive		εὐρέος euréos	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέος euréos		εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρείαιν eureíain	εὐρέοιν euréoin		εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρειῶν eureiôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative		εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρείᾳ eureíāi	εὐρεῖ eureî		εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρείαιν eureíain	εὐρέοιν euréoin		εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν eurésĭ(n)	εὐρείαις eureíais	εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν eurésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐρῠ́ν eurŭ́n	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîăn	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρεῖ eureî		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Vocative		εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρεῖ eureî		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐρέως euréōs				εὐρῠ́τερος eurŭ́teros				εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurŭ́tătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of εὐρῠ́ς; εὐρεῖᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐρῠ́ς eurŭ́s	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέες εὐρεῖς eurées eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Genitive		εὐρέος euréos	εὐρείης eureíēs	εὐρέος euréos		εὐρέοιῐ̈ν euréoiĭ̈n	εὐρείαιῐ̈ν eureíaiĭ̈n	εὐρέοιῐ̈ν euréoiĭ̈n		εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρειᾱ́ων εὐρειέων εὐρειῶν eureiā́ōn eureiéōn eureiôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative		εὐρέῐ̈ εὐρεῖ euréĭ̈ eureî	εὐρείῃ eureíēi	εὐρέῐ̈ εὐρεῖ euréĭ̈ eureî		εὐρέοιῐ̈ν euréoiĭ̈n	εὐρείαιῐ̈ν eureíaiĭ̈n	εὐρέοιῐ̈ν euréoiĭ̈n		εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν εὐρέσσῐ εὐρέσσῐν εὐρέεσσῐ εὐρέεσσῐν eurésĭ(n) euréssĭ(n) euréessĭ(n)	εὐρείῃσῐ εὐρείῃσῐν εὐρείῃς εὐρείαις eureíēisĭ(n) eureíēis eureíais	εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν εὐρέσσῐ εὐρέσσῐν εὐρέεσσῐ εὐρέεσσῐν eurésĭ(n) euréssĭ(n) euréessĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐρῠ́ν εὐρέᾰ eurŭ́n euréă	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîăn	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέᾰς euréăs	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Vocative		εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέες εὐρεῖς eurées eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐρέως euréōs				εὐρῠ́τερος eurŭ́teros				εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurŭ́tătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and third declension of εὐρῠ́ς; εὐρέᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐρῠ́ς eurŭ́s	εὐρέᾰ euréă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρέᾱ euréā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέες εὐρεῖς eurées eureîs	εὐρέαι euréai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Genitive		εὐρέος euréos	εὐρέης euréēs	εὐρέος euréos		εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρέαιν euréain	εὐρέοιν euréoin		εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρεέων εὐρεῶν eureéōn eureôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative		εὐρέῐ̈ εὐρεῖ euréĭ̈ eureî	εὐρέῃ euréēi	εὐρέῐ̈ εὐρεῖ euréĭ̈ eureî		εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρέαιν euréain	εὐρέοιν euréoin		εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν eurésĭ(n)	εὐρέῃσῐ εὐρέῃσῐν euréēisĭ(n)	εὐρέσῐ εὐρέσῐν eurésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐρῠ́ν εὐρέᾰ eurŭ́n euréă	εὐρέᾰν euréăn	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρέᾱ euréā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέᾰς euréăs	εὐρέᾱς euréās	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Vocative		εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́	εὐρέᾰ euréă	εὐρῠ́ eurŭ́		εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî	εὐρέᾱ euréā	εὐρέε εὐρεῖ eurée eureî		εὐρέες εὐρεῖς eurées eureîs	εὐρέαι euréai	εὐρέᾰ euréă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐρέως euréōs				εὐρῠ́τερος eurŭ́teros				εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurŭ́tătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• εὐρυάγυια (euruáguia)
• Εὐρύαλος (Eurúalos)
• Εὐρυάνασσα (Euruánassa)
• Εὐρυβιάδης (Eurubiádēs)
• Εὐρυγάνεια (Eurugáneia)
• εὐρῠγένειος (eurŭgéneios)
• Εὐρῠδίκη (Eurŭdíkē)
• Εὐρῠκλῆς (Eurŭklês)
• Εὐρυκράτης (Eurukrátēs)
• Εὐρύλοχος (Eurúlokhos)
• Εὐρῠ́μᾰχος (Eurŭ́măkhos)
• Εὐρῠμέδων (Eurŭmédōn)
• εὐρῠμέτωπος (eurŭmétōpos)
• Εὐρυνόμη (Eurunómē)
• εὐρῡ́νω (eurū́nō)
• εὐρυόδεια (euruódeia)
• εὐρύοπα (eurúopa)
• εὐρῠπέδῑλος (eurŭpédīlos)
• εὐρύπορος (eurúporos)
• εὐρύπρωκτος (eurúprōktos)
• Εὐρῠπτόλεμος (Eurŭptólemos)
• Εὐρύπυλος (Eurúpulos)
• Εὐρῠσᾰ́κης (Eurŭsắkēs)
• Εὐρυσθένης (Eurusthénēs)
• Εὐρυσθεύς (Eurustheús)
• Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē)

Related terms

• εὖρος (eûros)

Descendants

• Greek: ευρύς (evrýs)

References

• “εὐρύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ample idem, page 28.
  • big idem, page 78.
  • broad idem, page 100.
  • capacious idem, page 111.
  • cavernous idem, page 119.
  • commodious idem, page 148.
  • expansive idem, page 292.
  • extensive idem, page 296.
  • great idem, page 372.
  • large idem, page 476.
  • palatial idem, page 589.
  • rambling idem, page 670.
  • roomy idem, page 721.
  • spacious idem, page 797.
  • wide idem, page 978.
• εὐρύς, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011