εὐσχημοσύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὔσχημος (eúskhēmos, “elegant”) +‎ -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯s.kʰɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/ → /eɸs.çi.moˈsy.ni/ → /efs.çi.moˈsi.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯s.kʰɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ews.kʰe̝.moˈsy.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸs.çi.moˈsy.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /efs.çi.moˈsy.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /efs.çi.moˈsi.ni/

Noun

εὐσχημοσῠ́νη • (euskhēmosŭ́nē) f (genitive εὐσχημοσῠ́νης); first declension

1. gracefulness, elegance
2. proper treatment, adequate maintenance

Inflection

First declension of ἡ εὐσχημοσῠ́νη; τῆς εὐσχημοσῠ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ εὐσχημοσῠ́νη hē euskhēmosŭ́nē	τὼ εὐσχημοσῠ́νᾱ tṑ euskhēmosŭ́nā	αἱ εὐσχημοσῠ́ναι hai euskhēmosŭ́nai
Genitive	τῆς εὐσχημοσῠ́νης tês euskhēmosŭ́nēs	τοῖν εὐσχημοσῠ́ναιν toîn euskhēmosŭ́nain	τῶν εὐσχημοσῠνῶν tôn euskhēmosŭnôn
Dative	τῇ εὐσχημοσῠ́νῃ têi euskhēmosŭ́nēi	τοῖν εὐσχημοσῠ́ναιν toîn euskhēmosŭ́nain	ταῖς εὐσχημοσῠ́ναις taîs euskhēmosŭ́nais
Accusative	τὴν εὐσχημοσῠ́νην tḕn euskhēmosŭ́nēn	τὼ εὐσχημοσῠ́νᾱ tṑ euskhēmosŭ́nā	τᾱ̀ς εὐσχημοσῠ́νᾱς tā̀s euskhēmosŭ́nās
Vocative	εὐσχημοσῠ́νη euskhēmosŭ́nē	εὐσχημοσῠ́νᾱ euskhēmosŭ́nā	εὐσχημοσῠ́ναι euskhēmosŭ́nai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὐσχημοσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὐσχημοσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὐσχημοσύνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette