Ευφροσύνη
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐφροσύνη (Euphrosúnē) from εὐφροσύνη (euphrosúnē, “gleefulness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.fɾoˈsi.ni/
- Hyphenation: Ευ‧φρο‧σύ‧νη
Proper noun
Ευφροσύνη • (/Efrosýni/) f (plural Ευφροσύνες)
- (Greek mythology) Euphrosyne, one of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
- a female given name
- Any of the several saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 25 September.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ευφροσύνη (Effrosýni) | Ευφροσύνες (Effrosýnes) |
| genitive | Ευφροσύνης (Effrosýnis) | - |
| accusative | Ευφροσύνη (Effrosýni) | Ευφροσύνες (Effrosýnes) |
| vocative | Ευφροσύνη (Effrosýni) | Ευφροσύνες (Effrosýnes) |
Related terms
- Hypocoristic forms of female name;
- Έφη (Éfi)
- Φρόσω (Fróso)
- Φροσύνη (Frosýni)
- Φροσί n (Frosí)
- -φροσύνη (-frosýni) compounds
- ευφρόσυνος (effrósynos)