Εὐτέρπη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) +‎ τέρπω (térpō, “to please”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.tér.pɛː/ → /eɸˈter.pi/ → /efˈter.pi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.tér.pɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈter.pe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸˈter.pi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /efˈter.pi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /efˈter.pi/

Proper noun

Εὐτέρπη • (Eutérpē) f (genitive Εὐτέρπης); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Euterpe, muse of music

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Εὐτέρπη; τῆς Εὐτέρπης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Εὐτέρπη hē Eutérpē
Genitive	τῆς Εὐτέρπης tês Eutérpēs
Dative	τῇ Εὐτέρπῃ têi Eutérpēi
Accusative	τὴν Εὐτέρπην tḕn Eutérpēn
Vocative	Εὐτέρπη Eutérpē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ευτέρπη (Eftérpi)
• Latin: Euterpe
  • English: Euterpe

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Καλλιόπη, Κλειώ, Ἐρατώ, Εὐτέρπη, Μελπομένη, Πολύμνια, Τερψιχόρη, Θάλεια, Οὐρανία

Further reading

• “Εὐτέρπη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press