euripus [yoo-rahy-puh s, yuh-] Word Origin noun, plural eu·ri·pi [yoo-rahy-pahy, yuh-] /yʊˈraɪ paɪ, yə-/.
- a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.
Origin of euripus 1595–1605; Latin eurīpus Greek eúrīpos (applied especially to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, equivalent to eu- eu- + -rīpos rusher, akin to rhīpḗ rush British Dictionary definitions for euripi euripus noun plural -pi (-paɪ)
- a strait or channel with a strong current or tide
Word Origin for euripus C17: from Latin, from Greek Euripos the strait between Boeotia and Euboea, from ripē force, rush