εὐρύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eurús, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus (“wide”). Compare Sanskrit उरु (uru, “wide, large, spacious”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬎𐬭𐬎 (vo^uru, “wide”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.rýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈrys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβrys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvrys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvris/

Adjective

εὐρῠ́ς • (eurús) m (feminine εὐρεῖᾰ, neuter εὐρῠ́); first/third declension

wide, broad, spacious, especially of heaven, earth, and sea
Antonym: στενός (stenós)

Declension

First and third declension of εὐρῠ́ς; εὐρεῖᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	εὐρῠ́ς eurús	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîa	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Genitive	εὐρέος euréos	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέος euréos	εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρείαιν eureíain	εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρειῶν eureiôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative	εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρείᾳ eureíāi	εὐρεῖ eureî	εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρείαιν eureíain	εὐρέοιν euréoin	εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν eurési(n)	εὐρείαις eureíais	εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν eurési(n)
Accusative	εὐρῠ́ν eurún	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîan	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Vocative	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρεῖᾰ eureîa	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρεῖς eureîs	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	εὐρέως euréōs			εὐρῠ́τερος eurúteros			εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of εὐρῠ́ς; εὐρεῖᾰ; εὐρῠ́ (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	εὐρῠ́ς eurús	εὐρεῖᾰ / εὐρέᾰ eureîa / euréa	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρέες eurées	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Genitive	εὐρέος euréos	εὐρείης eureíēs	εὐρέος euréos	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρείαιν / εὐρείαιῐν / εὐρείῃῐν eureíai(i)n / eureíēiin	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρέων euréōn	εὐρειᾱ́ων / εὐρειέ͜ων / εὐρειῶν eureiā́ōn / eureié͜ōn / eureiôn	εὐρέων euréōn
Dative	εὐρεῖ / εὐρέϊ eureî / euréï	εὐρείῃ eureíēi	εὐρεῖ / εὐρέϊ eureî / euréï	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρείαιν / εὐρείαιῐν / εὐρείῃῐν eureíai(i)n / eureíēiin	εὐρέοιῐν euréoiin	εὐρέεσσῐ / εὐρέεσσῐν / εὐρέεσῐ / εὐρέεσῐν / εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν euréessi(n) / euréesi(n) / eurési(n)	εὐρείῃσῐ / εὐρείῃσῐν / εὐρείῃς / εὐρείαις eureíēisi(n) / eureíēis / eureíais	εὐρέεσσῐ / εὐρέεσσῐν / εὐρέεσῐ / εὐρέεσῐν / εὐρέσῐ / εὐρέσῐν euréessi(n) / euréesi(n) / eurési(n)
Accusative	εὐρέᾰ / εὐρῠ́ν euréa / eurún	εὐρεῖᾰν eureîan	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρέᾰς euréas	εὐρείᾱς eureíās	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Vocative	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρεῖᾰ / εὐρέᾰ eureîa / euréa	εὐρῠ́ eurú	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρείᾱ eureíā	εὐρέε eurée	εὐρέες eurées	εὐρεῖαι eureîai	εὐρέᾰ euréa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	εὐρέως euréōs			εὐρῠ́τερος eurúteros			εὐρῠ́τᾰτος eurútatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

εὐρυάγυια (euruáguia)
Εὐρύαλος (Eurúalos)
Εὐρυάνασσα (Euruánassa)
Εὐρυβιάδης (Eurubiádēs)
Εὐρυγάνεια (Eurugáneia)
εὐρῠγένειος (eurugéneios)
Εὐρῠδίκη (Eurudíkē)
Εὐρῠκλῆς (Euruklês)
Εὐρυκράτης (Eurukrátēs)
Εὐρύλοχος (Eurúlokhos)
Εὐρῠ́μᾰχος (Eurúmakhos)
Εὐρῠμέδων (Eurumédōn)
εὐρῠμέτωπος (eurumétōpos)
Εὐρυνόμη (Eurunómē)
εὐρῡ́νω (eurū́nō)
εὐρύοπα (eurúopa)
εὐρῠπέδῑλος (eurupédīlos)
εὐρύπορος (eurúporos)
εὐρύπρωκτος (eurúprōktos)
Εὐρῠπτόλεμος (Euruptólemos)
Εὐρύπυλος (Eurúpulos)
Εὐρῠσᾰ́κης (Eurusákēs)
Εὐρυσθένης (Eurusthénēs)
Εὐρυσθεύς (Eurustheús)
Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē)

Related terms

εὖρος (eûros)

Descendants

Greek: ευρύς (evrýs)

References

“εὐρύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ample idem, page 28.
- big idem, page 78.
- broad idem, page 100.
- capacious idem, page 111.
- cavernous idem, page 119.
- commodious idem, page 148.
- expansive idem, page 292.
- extensive idem, page 296.
- great idem, page 372.
- large idem, page 476.
- palatial idem, page 589.
- rambling idem, page 670.
- roomy idem, page 721.
- spacious idem, page 797.
- wide idem, page 978.
“εὐρύς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011