Euripides

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US/jʊˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/US/jəˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/

proper noun

A Greek tragedian (c. 480–406 B.C.E.); Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative abbreviation E. · alternative abbreviation Eur.

  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).

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐρῑπῐ́δης
  2. EnglishEuripides

From the Ancient Greek Εὐρῑπῐ́δης (Eurīpĭ́dēs).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Εὐρῑπίδης
  • Εὐρῑπίδης (Eurīpídēs)a Greek tragedian
Arabic يُورِبِيدِيس
  • يُورِبِيدِيس (yūribīdīs)a Greek tragedian
Bulgarian Еврипид
  • Еврипид (Evripid)a Greek tragedian
Chinese Mandarin 歐裡庇得斯 /欧里庇得斯
  • 歐裡庇得斯 /欧里庇得斯 (Ōulǐbìdésī)a Greek tragedian
Dutch Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
Estonian Euripidese
  • Euripidesea Greek tragedian
Finnish Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
French Euripide
  • Euripidea Greek tragedian
German Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
Greek Ευριπίδης
  • Ευριπίδης (Evripídis)a Greek tragedian
Hebrew אוריפידס
  • אוריפידס (euripides)a Greek tragedian
Italian Euripide
  • Euripidea Greek tragedian
Japanese エウリピデス, エウリーピデース
  • エウリピデス (Euripidesu)a Greek tragedian
  • エウリーピデース (Eurīpidēsu)a Greek tragedian
Korean 에우리피데스
  • 에우리피데스 (E'uripideseu)a Greek tragedian
Latin Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
Polish Eurypides
  • Eurypidesa Greek tragedian
Portuguese Eurípides
  • Eurípidesa Greek tragedian
Russian Еврипи́д
  • Еврипи́д (Jevripíd)a Greek tragedian
Spanish Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
Swedish Euripides
  • Euripidesa Greek tragedian
Ukrainian Евріпі́д
  • Евріпі́д (Evripíd)a Greek tragedian
Cite this entry
APA

Euripides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euripides

MLA

“Euripides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euripides. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euripides,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euripides.

Source: Euripides on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.