Eumaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔμαιος (Eúmaios).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Eumaeus m sg (genitive Eumaeī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The loyal swineherd of Ulysses

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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

Descendants

• Italian: Eumeo

References

• “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.