Megara
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).
Proper noun
Megara
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra/,
Proper noun
Megara f sg (genitive Megarae); first declension
Megara n pl (genitive Megarōrum); second declension
Declension
| First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. | Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only. |
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References
- “Mĕgăra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Megara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Megara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Turkish
Proper noun
Megara