proper noun · femininefirst declension
Euboea
Euboea f sg (genitive Euboeae)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈboe̯.a]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈbɛː.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularEuboea
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Euboea | — |
| genitive | Euboeae | — |
| dative | Euboeae | — |
| accusative | Euboeam | — |
| ablative | Euboeā | — |
| vocative | Euboea | — |
Euboea, ae, f., = Εὔβοια,
I. an island in the Aegean Sea, separated from Boeotia by Euripus, now Negroponte, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Ov. M. 13, 660 al.—
II. Derivv.
A. Eubŏĭcus, a, um, adj., Euboean:
litus, Prop. 2, 26, 38 (3, 22, 18 M.); cf. cautes, i. e. the promontory Caphareus, Verg. A. 11, 260: sinus, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 114. undae, Ov. M. 9, 218: Anthedon, in Boeotia, opposite Euboea, id. 7, 232; 13, 905; cf.: cultor aquarum, i. e. Glaucus, from Anthedon, id. ib. 14, 4: urbs, i. e. Cumae, as a colony of Euboean Chalcidians, id. ib. 14, 155; cf.: orae Cumarum, Verg. A. 6, 2; hence, Sibylla, the Cumaean Sibyl, Mart. 9, 30: carmen, of the Cumaean Sibyl, Ov. F. 4, 257: pulveris anni, the great age of the Sibyl, Stat. S. 1, 4, 126; cf. Ov. M. 14, 136: talentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 14 Müll.—B. Euboeüs, a, um, adj., Euboean:
plebes, Stat. S. 5, 3, 137.—C. Eubŏïs, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:
ora, Stat. Ach. 1, 414: tellus, i. e. the region about Cumae, id. S. 1, 2, 263.Origins
From Ancient Greek Εὔβοια (Eúboia).
Descendants
- EnglishEuboea
- ItalianEubea
- FrenchEubœefrom Middle French Eubœe
- FrenchEubéefrom Middle French Eubœe
- SpanishEubea
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyEuboeaEuboea (Εὔβοια: Eth. Εὐβοιεύς, Eth. Εὐβοεύς, fem. Εὐβοΐς: Adj. Εὐβοϊκός, Euboicus, Euboeus: Egripo or Negropont), the largest island in the Aegaean se…Biography & mythologyEuboeaEuboea (Εὔβοια), a daughter of Asopus, from whom the island of Euboea was believed to have derived its name. (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 278.) There are thre…