εὐφροσύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὔφρων (eúphrōn, “merry”) +‎ -σύνη (-súnē, “-ness”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.pʰro.sý.nɛː/ → /eɸ.ɸroˈsy.ni/ → /ef.froˈsi.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.pʰro.sý.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.pʰroˈsy.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.ɸroˈsy.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.froˈsy.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.froˈsi.ni/

Noun

εὐφροσῠ́νη • (euphrosúnē) f (genitive εὐφροσῠ́νης); first declension

1. mirth, merriment

Inflection

First declension of ἡ εὐφροσῠ́νη; τῆς εὐφροσῠ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ εὐφροσῠ́νη hē euphrosúnē	τὼ εὐφροσῠ́νᾱ tṑ euphrosúnā	αἱ εὐφροσῠ́ναι hai euphrosúnai
Genitive	τῆς εὐφροσῠ́νης tês euphrosúnēs	τοῖν εὐφροσῠ́ναιν toîn euphrosúnain	τῶν εὐφροσῠνῶν tôn euphrosunôn
Dative	τῇ εὐφροσῠ́νῃ têi euphrosúnēi	τοῖν εὐφροσῠ́ναιν toîn euphrosúnain	ταῖς εὐφροσῠ́ναις taîs euphrosúnais
Accusative	τὴν εὐφροσῠ́νην tḕn euphrosúnēn	τὼ εὐφροσῠ́νᾱ tṑ euphrosúnā	τᾱ̀ς εὐφροσῠ́νᾱς tā̀s euphrosúnās
Vocative	εὐφροσῠ́νη euphrosúnē	εὐφροσῠ́νᾱ euphrosúnā	εὐφροσῠ́ναι euphrosúnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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