-εύς

See also: ἐΰς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯s/ → /eɸs/ → /efs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /efs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /efs/

Suffix

-εύς • (-eús) m (genitive -έως); third declension

1. Added to noun or adjective stems to form a masculine noun of the person concerned with a thing
2. Added to an ancestor's or place name to form a demonym: -ian
3. Added to verbal stems to form a masculine agent noun: -er

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ -εύς; τοῦ -έως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ -εύς ho -eús	τὼ -ῆ tṑ -ê	οἱ -ῆς / -εῖς hoi -ês / -eîs
Genitive	τοῦ -έως toû -éōs	τοῖν -έοιν toîn -éoin	τῶν -έων tôn -éōn
Dative	τῷ -εῖ tôi -eî	τοῖν -έοιν toîn -éoin	τοῖς -εῦσῐ / -εῦσῐν toîs -eûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν -έᾱ tòn -éā	τὼ -ῆ tṑ -ê	τοὺς -έᾱς toùs -éās
Vocative	-εῦ -eû	-ῆ -ê	-ῆς / -εῖς -ês / -eîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of -εύς; -ῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-εύς -eús	-ῆε -êe	-ῆες -êes
Genitive	-ῆος / -έος -êos / -éos	-ήοιῐν -ḗoiin	-ήων -ḗōn
Dative	-ῆῐ̈ / -έῐ̈ -êï / -éï	-ήοιῐν -ḗoiin	-ήεσσῐ / -ήεσσῐν / -εῦσῐ / -εῦσῐν -ḗessi(n) / -eûsi(n)
Accusative	-ῆᾰ / -έᾰ -êa / -éa	-ῆε -êe	-ῆᾰς -êas
Vocative	-εῦ -eû	-ῆε -êe	-ῆες -êes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• (person concerned): -ειᾰ (-eia) (feminine), -ίς (-ís) (feminine), -της (-tēs), -τίς (-tís) (feminine), -ττᾰ (-tta) (feminine), -σσᾰ (-ssa) (feminine), -αινᾰ (-aina) (feminine)
• (agent noun): -της (-tēs), -τής (-tḗs), -τίς (-tís) (feminine), -τήρ (-tḗr), -τειρᾰ (-teira) (feminine), -τωρ (-tōr), -τρός (-trós), -τρίᾱ (-tríā) (feminine), -τρίς (-trís) (feminine)
• (demonym): -ίς (-ís) (feminine), -της (-tēs), -τίς (-tís) (feminine), -ῐος (-ios), -κός (-kós), -ῐκός (-ikós), -ᾱνός (-ānós) -ηνός (-ēnós), -ῖνος (-înos)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς

• -εύω (-eúō)
• -εῖος (-eîos)
• -εῖον (-eîon)

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, §§ 839.5, 843.a.1, 844.1