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Euterpe

Eu-ter′pe

.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] delightful;

εὖ

well + [GREEK] to delight.]

1.

(Class. Myth.)

The Muse who presided over music.

2.

(Bot.)

A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.

Definition 2024

Euterpe

Euterpe

See also: Euterpé

Translingual

Euterpe oleracea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη ‎(Eutérpē, “muse of lyric poetry”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /juːˈtɜː.pi/

Proper noun

Euterpe f

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – the açai palms.

Hypernyms

(genus): Arecaceae - family; Arecoideae - subfamily; Areceae - tribe; Euterpeinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Euterpe broadwayi, Euterpe catinga, Euterpe edulis, Euterpe longibracteata, Euterpe luminosa, Euterpe macrospadix, Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe precatoria - species

English

Proper noun

Euterpe

(Greek mythology) The Muse of music and lyric poetry.
(astronomy) Short for 27 Euterpe, a main belt asteroid.

Translations

the Muse of music and lyric poetry

Danish: Euterpe
Greenlandic: Euterpe
Hungarian: Euterpé (hu)
Inuktitut: ᐃᐅᑎᕐᐱ ‎(iutirpi)

Polish: Euterpia f
Portuguese: Euterpe f
Russian: Эвтерпа (ru) f ‎(Evterpa)

See also

(Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη ‎(Eutérpē).

Proper noun

Euterpe f

(Greek mythology) Euterpe

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Euterpe, from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη ‎(Eutérpē).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.ˈtɛʁ.pi/

Proper noun

Euterpe f

(Greek mythology) Euterpe (the Muse of music and lyric poetry)