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eurus

/ˈjʊɹəs/

eurus noun: the east wind.

Noun

eurus (plural euruses)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) The east wind.
    Synonyms:
    easterly

Proper noun capitalized: Eurus

Eurus

  1. (Greek) The god of the East Wind, autumn, protection, comfort, balance, preservation, change, adulthood and maturity.
    • For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand....1714 June 10, [Alexander Pope], The Guardian, volume I, number 78, London: Printed for J[acob] Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head over-against Catherine-street in the Strand, page 332
  2. (poetic) The east wind personified.

Synonyms of eurus

Antonyms

Forms of eurus

pluraleuruses

Origin of eurus

From Middle English Eurus, ewrus, from Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

From Ancient Greek Εὖρος (Eûros).

Questions about eurus

What does eurus mean?
Eurus means the east wind.
What part of speech is eurus?
Eurus can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce eurus?
Eurus is pronounced /ˈjʊɹəs/.
What is the plural of eurus?
The plural of eurus is euruses.

Words near eurus in the dictionary

  1. Eurowesterns
  2. Eurowhite
  3. Euroyen
  4. eurozone
  5. Eurunderee
  6. eurus
  7. euruses
  8. Eury
  9. eury-
  10. Euryale
  11. euryapsid

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