εὐτυχής

See also: ευτυχής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ τῠ́χη (tŭ́khē, “luck”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/ → /eɸ.tyˈçis/ → /ef.tiˈçis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eʍ.tyˈkʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.tyˈçis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.tyˈçis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.tiˈçis/

Adjective

εὐτῠχής • (eutŭkhḗs) m or f (neuter εὐτῠχές); third declension (Attic, Ionic)

1. having good fortune or a good outcome: fortunate, successful, lucky

Declension

Third declension of εὐτῠχής; εὐτῠχές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐτῠχής eutŭkhḗs		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs		εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Genitive		εὐτῠχοῦς eutŭkhoûs		εὐτῠχοῦς eutŭkhoûs		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχῶν eutŭkhôn		εὐτῠχῶν eutŭkhôn
Dative		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχέσῐ εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)		εὐτῠχέσῐ εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs		εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Vocative		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs		εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐτῠχῶς eutŭkhôs				εὐτῠχέστερος eutŭkhésteros				εὐτῠχέστᾰτος eutŭkhéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of εὐτῠχής; εὐτῠχές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐτῠχής eutŭkhḗs		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέες εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkhées eutŭkheîs		εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Genitive		εὐτῠχέος εὐτῠχεῦς eutŭkhéos eutŭkheûs		εὐτῠχέος εὐτῠχεῦς eutŭkhéos eutŭkheûs		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέων eutŭkhéōn		εὐτῠχέων eutŭkhéōn
Dative		εὐτῠχέῐ̈ εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhéĭ̈ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέῐ̈ εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhéĭ̈ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέσῐ εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)		εὐτῠχέσῐ εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέᾰς eutŭkhéăs		εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Vocative		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέε εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkhée eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχέες εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkhées eutŭkheîs		εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐτῠχέως eutŭkhéōs				εὐτῠχέστερος eutŭkhésteros				εὐτῠχέστᾰτος eutŭkhéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Greek: ευτυχής (eftychís) (learned)

Further reading

• “εὐτυχής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press