εὐτελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “well”) +‎ τέλος (télos, “result, product”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.te.lɛ̌ːs/ → /eɸ.teˈlis/ → /ef.teˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.te.lɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.teˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.teˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.teˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.teˈlis/

Adjective

εὐτελής • (eutelḗs) m or f (neuter εὐτελές); third declension

1. cheap, easily paid for
2. slight, easy
3. mean, paltry, worthless
4. thrifty, frugal

Inflection

Third declension of εὐτελής; εὐτελές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐτελής eutelḗs	εὐτελές eutelés		εὐτελεῖ euteleî	εὐτελεῖ euteleî		εὐτελεῖς euteleîs	εὐτελῆ eutelê
Genitive		εὐτελοῦς euteloûs	εὐτελοῦς euteloûs		εὐτελοῖν euteloîn	εὐτελοῖν euteloîn		εὐτελῶν eutelôn	εὐτελῶν eutelôn
Dative		εὐτελεῖ euteleî	εὐτελεῖ euteleî		εὐτελοῖν euteloîn	εὐτελοῖν euteloîn		εὐτελέσῐ / εὐτελέσῐν eutelési(n)	εὐτελέσῐ / εὐτελέσῐν eutelési(n)
Accusative		εὐτελῆ eutelê	εὐτελές eutelés		εὐτελεῖ euteleî	εὐτελεῖ euteleî		εὐτελεῖς euteleîs	εὐτελῆ eutelê
Vocative		εὐτελές eutelés	εὐτελές eutelés		εὐτελεῖ euteleî	εὐτελεῖ euteleî		εὐτελεῖς euteleîs	εὐτελῆ eutelê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐτελῶς eutelôs			εὐτελέστερος eutelésteros			εὐτελέστᾰτος euteléstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• εὐτέλεια (eutéleia)
• εὐτελίζω (eutelízō)
• εὐτελισμός (eutelismós)
• εὐτελιστής (eutelistḗs)

References

• “εὐτελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• εὐτελής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette