Eumaeus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔμαιος (Eúmaios).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈmae̯.us/, [ɛu̯ˈmäe̯ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈme.us/, [eu̯ˈmɛːus]

Proper noun edit

Eumaeus m sg (genitive Eumaeī); second declension

(Greek mythology) The loyal swineherd of Ulysses

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eumaeus
Genitive	Eumaeī
Dative	Eumaeō
Accusative	Eumaeum
Ablative	Eumaeō
Vocative	Eumaee

Descendants edit

Italian: Eumeo

References edit

“Eumaeus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Eumaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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