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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pre-Greek, proposals include:[1]
- From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + μαίομαι (maíomai, “seek after, seek for”) + -ος (-os).
- From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + *μαῖος (*maîos, “foster father”) + -ος (-os). Compare μαῖᾰ (maîa, “foster mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ěu̯.mai̯.os/ → /ˈeβ.mɛ.os/ → /ˈev.me.os/
Proper noun
Εὔμαιος • (Eúmaios) m (genitive Εὐμαίου); second declension
- a male given name from Eumaeus
- (Greek mythology) the swineherd of Odysseus
Declension
Descendants
References
- ^ Skempis, Marios (2010) “Kleine Leute” und große Helden in Homers Odyssee und Kallimachos’ Hekale, volume 274, Walter de Gruyter, page 86
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