εὐφρόνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὔφρων (eúphrōn, “merry”) +‎ -η (-ē, “noun ending”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.pʰró.nɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eʍˈpʰro.ne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸˈɸro.ni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /efˈfro.ni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /efˈfro.ni/

Adjective

εὐφρόνη • (euphrónē) m or f (neuter εὖφρονη); third declension

the kindly time, i.e., night
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 265:
  ἕως γένοιτο μητρὸς εὐφρόνης πάρα
  héōs génoito mētròs euphrónēs pára
  may Dawn be born from her mother Night