εὐτυχής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ τῠ́χη (tŭ́khē, “luck”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/ → /eɸ.tyˈçis/ → /ef.tiˈçis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.ty.kʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.tyˈkʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.tyˈçis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.tyˈçis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.tiˈçis/

Adjective

εὐτῠχής • (eutŭkhḗs) m or f (neuter εὐτῠχές); third declension (Attic, Ionic)

1. having good fortune or a good outcome: fortunate, successful, lucky

Declension

Third declension of εὐτῠχής; εὐτῠχές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐτῠχής eutŭkhḗs	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî	εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs	εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Genitive		εὐτῠχοῦς eutŭkhoûs	εὐτῠχοῦς eutŭkhoûs		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn	εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχῶν eutŭkhôn	εὐτῠχῶν eutŭkhôn
Dative		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî	εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn	εὐτῠχοῖν eutŭkhoîn		εὐτῠχέσῐ / εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)	εὐτῠχέσῐ / εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî	εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs	εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Vocative		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî	εὐτῠχεῖ eutŭkheî		εὐτῠχεῖς eutŭkheîs	εὐτῠχῆ eutŭkhê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐτῠχῶς eutŭkhôs			εὐτῠχέστερος eutŭkhésteros			εὐτῠχέστᾰτος eutŭkhéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of εὐτῠχής; εὐτῠχές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐτῠχής eutŭkhḗs	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée	εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée		εὐτῠχεῖς / εὐτῠχέες eutŭkheîs / eutŭkhées	εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Genitive		εὐτῠχέος / εὐτῠχεῦς eutŭkhéos / eutŭkheûs	εὐτῠχέος / εὐτῠχεῦς eutŭkhéos / eutŭkheûs		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin	εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέων eutŭkhéōn	εὐτῠχέων eutŭkhéōn
Dative		εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέῐ̈ eutŭkheî / eutŭkhéĭ̈	εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέῐ̈ eutŭkheî / eutŭkhéĭ̈		εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin	εὐτῠχέοιν eutŭkhéoin		εὐτῠχέσῐ / εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)	εὐτῠχέσῐ / εὐτῠχέσῐν eutŭkhésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée	εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée		εὐτῠχέᾰς eutŭkhéăs	εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Vocative		εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés	εὐτῠχές eutŭkhés		εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée	εὐτῠχεῖ / εὐτῠχέε eutŭkheî / eutŭkhée		εὐτῠχεῖς / εὐτῠχέες eutŭkheîs / eutŭkhées	εὐτῠχέᾰ eutŭkhéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐτῠχέως eutŭkhéōs			εὐτῠχέστερος eutŭkhésteros			εὐτῠχέστᾰτος eutŭkhéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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