Μεγάρα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μεγᾰ́ρᾱ (Megárāf (genitive Μεγᾰ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. Megara, wife of Heracles

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Μεγάρα (Megára)
  • Latin: Megara

References

  • Μεγάρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016