Ἔμπουσα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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A folk etymology construes the name to mean "one-footed", from ἕν (hén) +‎ πούς (poús, foot). However, as Beekes notes, the word is probably Pre-Greek in view of the suffix -ουσα; compare ἄγχουσα (ánkhousa), αἴθουσα (aíthousa), κάδουσα (kádousa) and νήθουσα (nḗthousa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἔμπουσᾰ (Émpousaf (genitive Ἐμπούσης); first declension

  1. (mythology) Empusa, kind of one-legged spectre assuming various shapes, said to be sent by Hecate

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: empusa, empousa
  • Greek: Έμπουσα (Émpousa)
  • Latin: Empūsa
  • Translingual: Empusa

Further reading

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