Eumaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔμαιος (Eúmaios).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eumaeus m sg (genitive Eumaeī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The loyal swineherd of Ulysses

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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.
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