εὔχαρις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὖ (eû, “well”) +‎ χάρις (kháris, “grace, charm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/ → /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/ → /ˈef.xa.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈew.kʰa.ris/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/

Adjective

εὔχᾰρῐς • (eúkharis) m or f (neuter εὔχᾰρῐ); third declension

1. attractive, enticing, charming

Declension

Third declension of εὔχαρῐς; εὔχαρῐ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὔχαρῐς eúkharis	εὔχαρῐ eúkhari		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite		εὐχάρῐτες eukhárites	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárita
Genitive		εὐχάρῐτος eukháritos	εὐχάρῐτος eukháritos		εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharítoin	εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharítoin		εὐχαρῐ́των eukharítōn	εὐχαρῐ́των eukharítōn
Dative		εὐχάρῐτῐ eukháriti	εὐχάρῐτῐ eukháriti		εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharítoin	εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharítoin		εὐχάρῐσῐ / εὐχάρῐσῐν eukhárisi(n)	εὐχάρῐσῐ / εὐχάρῐσῐν eukhárisi(n)
Accusative		εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárita	εὔχαρῐ eúkhari		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite		εὐχάρῐτᾰς eukháritas	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárita
Vocative		εὔχαρῐς eúkharis	εὔχαρῐ eúkhari		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárite		εὐχάρῐτες eukhárites	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárita
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		—			εὐχαρῐτώτερος eukharitṓteros			εὐχαρῐτώτατος eukharitṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὔχαρις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attractive idem, page 51.
  • bewitching idem, page 77.
  • captivating idem, page 112.
  • charming idem, page 126.
  • complimentary idem, page 152.
  • delightful idem, page 208.
  • enchanting idem, page 270.
  • enticing idem, page 277.
  • fascinating idem, page 308.
  • gallant idem, page 352.
  • prepossessing idem, page 636.
  • winning idem, page 982.
  • winsome idem, page 982.
  • witching idem, page 983.