Μεγαρεύς
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Μέγᾰρᾰ (Mégara, “Megara”) + -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.ɡa.rěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.ɡaˈrews/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈreɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈrefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈrefs/
Noun
Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς ho Megareús |
τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ tṑ Megarê |
οἱ Μεγᾰρῆς / Μεγᾰρεῖς hoi Megarês / Megareîs | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως toû Megaréōs |
τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν toîn Megaréoin |
τῶν Μεγᾰρέων tôn Megaréōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μεγᾰρεῖ tôi Megareî |
τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν toîn Megaréoin |
τοῖς Μεγᾰρεῦσῐ / Μεγᾰρεῦσῐν toîs Megareûsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ tòn Megaréā |
τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ tṑ Megarê |
τοὺς Μεγᾰρέᾱς toùs Megaréās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεγᾰρεῦ Megareû |
Μεγᾰρῆ Megarê |
Μεγᾰρῆς / Μεγᾰρεῖς Megarês / Megareîs | ||||||||||
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Proper noun
Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς ho Megareús | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως toû Megaréōs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μεγᾰρεῖ tôi Megareî | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ tòn Megaréā | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεγᾰρεῦ Megareû | ||||||||||||
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Related terms
- Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
- Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
- Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
- Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)
- Μεγαρίς (Megarís)
Descendants
References
- “Μεγαρεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Μεγαρεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016