εὐχωλή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Epic variant of εὐχή (eukhḗ), from εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “I pray, wish”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.kʰɔː.lɛ̌ː/ → /eɸ.xoˈli/ → /ef.xoˈli/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.kʰɔː.lɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.kʰoˈle̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.xoˈli/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.xoˈli/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.xoˈli/

Noun

εὐχωλή • (eukhōlḗ) f (genitive εὐχωλῆς); first declension

1. prayer, wish
2. boast, shout of triumph

Inflection

First declension of εὐχωλή; εὐχωλῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	εὐχωλή eukhōlḗ	εὐχωλᾱ́ eukhōlā́	εὐχωλαί eukhōlaí
Genitive	εὐχωλῆς eukhōlês	εὐχωλαῖν / εὐχωλαῖῐν / εὐχωλῇῐν eukhōlaî(i)n / eukhōlêiin	εὐχωλᾱ́ων / εὐχωλέ͜ων / εὐχωλῶν eukhōlā́ōn / eukhōlé͜ōn / eukhōlôn
Dative	εὐχωλῇ eukhōlêi	εὐχωλαῖν / εὐχωλαῖῐν / εὐχωλῇῐν eukhōlaî(i)n / eukhōlêiin	εὐχωλῇσῐ / εὐχωλῇσῐν / εὐχωλῇς / εὐχωλαῖς eukhōlêisi(n) / eukhōlêis / eukhōlaîs
Accusative	εὐχωλήν eukhōlḗn	εὐχωλᾱ́ eukhōlā́	εὐχωλᾱ́ς eukhōlā́s
Vocative	εὐχωλή eukhōlḗ	εὐχωλᾱ́ eukhōlā́	εὐχωλαί eukhōlaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• εὐχωλιμαῖος (eukhōlimaîos)

Further reading

• “εὐχωλή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὐχωλή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “εὐχωλή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• εὐχωλή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette