Εὐρύκλεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A compound of εὐρῠ́ς (eurús, “broad”) +‎ κλέος (kléos, “fame”) +‎ -ια (-ia). Compare Ἀντῐ́κλειᾰ (Antíkleia) and Μεγᾰ́κλειᾰ (Megákleia).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ • (Eurúkleia) f (genitive Εὐρῠκλείᾱς); first declension

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eurycleia
    1. in particular: Eurycleia of Ithaca (the nurse of Odysseus, and faithful housekeeper in his palace)
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.361:
        ὣς φάτο, κώκυσεν δὲ φίλη τροφὸς Εὐρύκλεια
        hṑs pháto, kṓkusen dè phílē trophòs Eurúkleia
        Thus he spoke, and his dear nurse Eurycleia shrieked

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ; τῆς Εὐρῠκλείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ
hē Eurúkleia
Genitive τῆς Εὐρῠκλείᾱς
tês Eurukleíās
Dative τῇ Εὐρῠκλείᾳ
têi Eurukleíāi
Accusative τὴν Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰν
tḕn Eurúkleian
Vocative Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ
Eurúkleia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ; Εὐρῠκλείης (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ
Eurúkleia
Genitive Εὐρῠκλείης
Eurukleíēs
Dative Εὐρῠκλείῃ
Eurukleíēi
Accusative Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰν
Eurúkleian
Vocative Εὐρῠ́κλειᾰ
Eurúkleia
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms
  • (Eurycleia): Ἀντιφάτη (Antiphátē)

Descendants
  • Greek: Ευρύκλεια (Evrýkleia)
  • Latin: Euryclēa

References
  • “Εὐρύκλεια”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010
  • «Εὐρύκλεια» in Georg Autenrieth’s Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges (1891)

Further reading
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