Εὐφημία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐφημῐ́ᾱ (euphēmíā, “use of words of good omen”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.pʰɛː.mí.aː/ → /eɸ.ɸiˈmi.a/ → /ef.fiˈmi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.pʰɛː.mí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.pʰe̝ˈmi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.ɸiˈmi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.fiˈmi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.fiˈmi.a/

Proper noun

Εὐφημῐ́ᾱ • (Euphēmíā) f (genitive Εὐφημῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Euphemia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Εὐφημῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Εὐφημῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Εὐφημῐ́ᾱ hē Euphēmíā
Genitive	τῆς Εὐφημῐ́ᾱς tês Euphēmíās
Dative	τῇ Εὐφημῐ́ᾳ têi Euphēmíāi
Accusative	τὴν Εὐφημῐ́ᾱν tḕn Euphēmíān
Vocative	Εὐφημῐ́ᾱ Euphēmíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ευφημία (Effimía)
• Latin: Euphēmia