Εὐρύκλεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A compound of εὐρῠ́ς (eurús, “broad”) +‎ κλέος (kléos, “fame”) +‎ -ια (-ia). Compare Ἀντῐ́κλειᾰ (Antíkleia) and Μεγᾰ́κλειᾰ (Megákleia).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.rý.kleː.a/ → /eˈβry.kli.a/ → /eˈvri.kli.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.rý.kleː.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈry.kli.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβry.kli.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvry.kli.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvri.kli.a/

Proper noun

Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ • (Eurúkleia) f (genitive Εὐρῠκλείᾱς); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eurycleia
   1. in particular: Eurycleia of Ithaca (the nurse of Odysseus, and faithful housekeeper in his palace)
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.361:

        ὣς φάτο, κώκυσεν δὲ φίλη τροφὸς Εὐρύκλεια

        hṑs pháto, kṓkusen dè phílē trophòs Eurúkleia

        Thus he spoke, and his dear nurse Eurycleia shrieked

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ; τῆς Εὐρῠκλείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ hē Eurúkleia
Genitive	τῆς Εὐρῠκλείᾱς tês Eurukleíās
Dative	τῇ Εὐρῠκλείᾳ têi Eurukleíāi
Accusative	τὴν Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰν tḕn Eurúkleian
Vocative	Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ Eurúkleia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ; Εὐρῠκλείης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ Eurúkleia
Genitive	Εὐρῠκλείης Eurukleíēs
Dative	Εὐρῠκλείῃ Eurukleíēi
Accusative	Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰν Eurúkleian
Vocative	Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ Eurúkleia
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• (Eurycleia): Ἀντιφάτη (Antiphátē)

Descendants

• Greek: Ευρύκλεια (Evrýkleia)
• Latin: Euryclēa

References

• “Εὐρύκλεια”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010
• «Εὐρύκλεια» in Georg Autenrieth’s Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges (1891)

Further reading

• Eurycleia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia