Euripides

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Greek tragedian (c. 480–406 B.C.E.); Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly representing a transliteration of the modern Greek Ευριπίδης (Evripídis).

Pronunciation

/jʊˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/ /jəˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Euripides.wav

Word forms

Euripides E. Eur.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Εὐρῑπῐ́δης (Eurīpĭ́dēs).

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