Εὐμένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

εὖ (eû) +‎ μένος (ménos) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.mé.nɛːs/ → /eβˈme.nis/ → /evˈme.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.mé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈme.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eβˈme.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /evˈme.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /evˈme.nis/

Proper noun

Εὐμένης • (Euménēs) m (genitive Εὐμένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Eumenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Εὐμένης; τοῦ Εὐμένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Εὐμένης ho Euménēs
Genitive	τοῦ Εὐμένους toû Euménous
Dative	τῷ Εὐμένει tôi Euménei
Accusative	τὸν Εὐμένη tòn Euménē
Vocative	Εὔμενες Eúmenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Eumenēs

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Persian *Haumanā (“having a good mind”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.mé.nɛːs/ → /eβˈme.nis/ → /evˈme.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.mé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈme.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eβˈme.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /evˈme.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /evˈme.nis/

Proper noun

Εὐμένης • (Euménēs) m (genitive Εὐμένους); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Eumenes: Eumenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Εὐμένης; τοῦ Εὐμένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Εὐμένης ho Euménēs
Genitive	τοῦ Εὐμένους toû Euménous
Dative	τῷ Εὐμένει tôi Euménei
Accusative	τὸν Εὐμένη tòn Euménē
Vocative	Εὔμενες Eúmenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Eumenēs