εὐρύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eurús, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus (“wide”). Compare Sanskrit उरु (uru, “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 • (eurús) m (feminine εὐρεῖᾰ, neuter εὐρῠ́); first/third declension

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

   Antonym: στενός (stenós)

Declension

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐρῠ́ς eurús	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîa	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
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 eurési(n)	εὐρείαις eureíais	εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν eurési(n)
Accusative		εὐρῠ́ν eurún	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîan	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Vocative		εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîa	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐρέως euréōs				εὐρῠ́τερος eurúteros				εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurútatos
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 (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐρῠ́ς eurús	εὐρεῖᾰ / εὐρέᾰ eureîa / euréa	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρέες eurées	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Genitive		εὐρέος euréos	εὐρείης eureíēs	εὐρέος euréos		εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρείαιν / εὐρείαιῐν / εὐρείῃῐν eureíai(i)n / eureíēiin	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin		εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρειᾱ́ων / εὐρειέ͜ων / εὐρειῶν eureiā́ōn / eureié͜ōn / eureiôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative		εὐρεῖ / εὐρέϊ eureî / euréï	εὐρείῃ eureíēi	εὐρεῖ / εὐρέϊ eureî / euréï		εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρείαιν / εὐρείαιῐν / εὐρείῃῐν eureíai(i)n / eureíēiin	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin		εὐρέεσσῐ / εὐρέεσσῐν / εὐρέεσῐ / εὐρέεσῐν / εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν euréessi(n) / euréesi(n) / eurési(n)	εὐρείῃσῐ / εὐρείῃσῐν / εὐρείῃς / εὐρείαις eureíēisi(n) / eureíēis / eureíais	εὐρέεσσῐ / εὐρέεσσῐν / εὐρέεσῐ / εὐρέεσῐν / εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν euréessi(n) / euréesi(n) / eurési(n)
Accusative		εὐρέᾰ / εὐρῠ́ν euréa / eurún	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîan	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρέᾰς euréas	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Vocative		εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρεῖᾰ / εὐρέᾰ eureîa / euréa	εὐρῠ́ eurú		εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée		εὐρέες eurées	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εὐρέως euréōs				εὐρῠ́τερος eurúteros				εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurútatos
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; εὐρεῖᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Epic)

Derived terms

• εὐρυάγυια (euruáguia)
• Εὐρύαλος (Eurúalos)
• Εὐρυάνασσα (Euruánassa)
• Εὐρυβιάδης (Eurubiádēs)
• Εὐρυγάνεια (Eurugáneia)
• εὐρῠγένειος (eurugéneios)
• Εὐρῠδίκη (Eurudíkē)
• Εὐρῠκλῆς (Euruklês)
• Εὐρυκράτης (Eurukrátēs)
• Εὐρύλοχος (Eurúlokhos)
• Εὐρῠ́μᾰχος (Eurúmakhos)
• Εὐρῠμέδων (Eurumédōn)
• εὐρῠμέτωπος (eurumétōpos)
• Εὐρυνόμη (Eurunómē)
• εὐρῡ́νω (eurū́nō)
• εὐρύοπα (eurúopa)
• εὐρῠπέδῑλος (eurupédīlos)
• εὐρύπορος (eurúporos)
• εὐρύπρωκτος (eurúprōktos)
• Εὐρῠπτόλεμος (Euruptólemos)
• Εὐρύπυλος (Eurúpulos)
• Εὐρῠσᾰ́κης (Eurusákēs)
• 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, 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