εὔχαρις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὖ (eû, “well”) +‎ χάρις (kháris, “grace, charm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/ → /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/ → /ˈef.xa.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈew.kʰa.ris/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/

Adjective

εὔχᾰρῐς • (eúkhărĭs) m or f (neuter εὔχᾰρῐ); third declension

1. attractive, enticing, charming

Declension

Third declension of εὔχαρῐς; εὔχαρῐ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὔχαρῐς eúkharĭs	εὔχαρῐ eúkharĭ		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte		εὐχάρῐτες eukhárĭtes	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárĭtă
Genitive		εὐχάρῐτος eukhárĭtos	εὐχάρῐτος eukhárĭtos		εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharĭ́toin	εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharĭ́toin		εὐχαρῐ́των eukharĭ́tōn	εὐχαρῐ́των eukharĭ́tōn
Dative		εὐχάρῐτῐ eukhárĭtĭ	εὐχάρῐτῐ eukhárĭtĭ		εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharĭ́toin	εὐχαρῐ́τοιν eukharĭ́toin		εὐχάρῐσῐ / εὐχάρῐσῐν eukhárĭsĭ(n)	εὐχάρῐσῐ / εὐχάρῐσῐν eukhárĭsĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárĭtă	εὔχαρῐ eúkharĭ		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte		εὐχάρῐτᾰς eukhárĭtăs	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárĭtă
Vocative		εὔχαρῐς eúkharĭs	εὔχαρῐ eúkharĭ		εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte	εὐχάρῐτε eukhárĭte		εὐχάρῐτες eukhárĭtes	εὐχάρῐτᾰ eukhárĭtă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		—			εὐχαρῐτώτερος eukharĭtṓteros			εὐχαρῐτώτατος eukharĭtṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὔχαρις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attractive idem, page 51.
  • bewitching idem, page 77.
  • captivating idem, page 112.
  • charming idem, page 126.
  • complimentary idem, page 152.
  • delightful idem, page 208.
  • enchanting idem, page 270.
  • enticing idem, page 277.
  • fascinating idem, page 308.
  • gallant idem, page 352.
  • prepossessing idem, page 636.
  • winning idem, page 982.
  • winsome idem, page 982.
  • witching idem, page 983.