Εὐβοεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Εὐβοιεύς (Euboieús)

Etymology

From Εὔβοια (Eúboia, “Euboea”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.bo.ěu̯s/ → /eβ.βoˈeɸs/ → /ev.voˈefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.bo.ěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.boˈews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eβ.βoˈeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ev.voˈefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ev.voˈefs/

Noun

Εὐβοεύς • (Euboeús) m (genitive Εὐβοέως); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Euboea; a Euboean

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Εὐβοεύς; τοῦ Εὐβοέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Εὐβοεύς ho Euboeús	τὼ Εὐβοῆ tṑ Euboê	οἱ Εὐβοῆς / Εὐβοεῖς hoi Euboês / Euboeîs
Genitive	τοῦ Εὐβοέως / Εὐβοῶς toû Euboéōs / Euboôs	τοῖν Εὐβοέοιν toîn Euboéoin	τῶν Εὐβοέων / Εὐβοῶν tôn Euboéōn / Euboôn
Dative	τῷ Εὐβοεῖ tôi Euboeî	τοῖν Εὐβοέοιν toîn Euboéoin	τοῖς Εὐβοεῦσῐ / Εὐβοεῦσῐν toîs Euboeûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Εὐβοέᾱ / Εὐβοᾶ tòn Euboéā / Euboâ	τὼ Εὐβοῆ tṑ Euboê	τοὺς Εὐβοέᾱς / Εὐβοᾶς toùs Euboéās / Euboâs
Vocative	Εὐβοεῦ Euboeû	Εὐβοῆ Euboê	Εὐβοῆς / Εὐβοεῖς Euboês / Euboeîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

Third declension of ὁ Εὐβοεύς; τοῦ Εὐβοέος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Εὐβοεύς ho Euboeús	τὼ Εὐβοῆ tṑ Euboê	οἱ Εὐβοέες / Εὐβοεῖς hoi Euboées / Euboeîs
Genitive	τοῦ Εὐβοέος toû Euboéos	τοῖν Εὐβοέοιν toîn Euboéoin	τῶν Εὐβοέων tôn Euboéōn
Dative	τῷ Εὐβοέῐ̈ / Εὐβοεῖ tôi Euboéï / Euboeî	τοῖν Εὐβοέοιν toîn Euboéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Εὐβοεῦσῐ / Εὐβοεῦσῐν toîsi(n) Euboeûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Εὐβοέᾰ tòn Euboéa	τὼ Εὐβοῆ tṑ Euboê	τοὺς Εὐβοέᾰς toùs Euboéas
Vocative	Εὐβοεῦ Euboeû	Εὐβοῆ Euboê	Εὐβοέες / Εὐβοεῖς Euboées / Euboeîs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

Descendants

• Greek: Ευβοεύς (Evvoéfs); Ευβοάς (Evvoás); Ευβοέας (Evvoéas)

References

• “Εὔβοια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Εὐβοεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010