Μέγαρα

See also: Μεγάρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέγᾰρον (mégaron).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μέγᾰρᾰ • (Mégara) n (genitive Μεγᾰ́ρων); second declension

  1. Megara, Megaris, Attica, Greece

Inflection
Second declension of τᾰ̀ Μέγᾰρᾰ; τῶν Μεγᾰ́ρων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ Μέγᾰρᾰ
tà Mégara
Genitive τῶν Μεγᾰ́ρων
tôn Megárōn
Dative τοῖς Μεγᾰ́ροις
toîs Megárois
Accusative τᾰ̀ Μέγᾰρᾰ
tà Mégara
Vocative Μέγᾰρᾰ
Mégara
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
  • Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
  • Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
  • Μεγᾰρεύς (Megareús)
  • Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)
  • Μεγᾰρίς (Megarís)
  • Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία (Mégara Hublaía)

Descendants
  • Greek: Μέγαρα (Mégara)
  • Latin: Megara

References
  • “Μέγαρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Μέγαρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Μέγαρα”, 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

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɣaɾa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Μέ‧γα‧ρα

Proper noun

Μέγαρα • (Mégara) n pl

  1. Megara (a town in Attica, Greece)

Declension
  Μέγαρα
case     \     number plural
nominative Μέγαρα •
genitive Μεγάρων •
accusative Μέγαρα •
vocative Μέγαρα •

Derived terms
  • Μεγαρίτης m (Megarítis, “male from Megara”)
  • Μεγαρεύς m (Megaréfs, “male from Megara”) (formal)
  • Μεγαρίτισσα f (Megarítissa, “female from Megara”)
  • μεγαρίτικος (megarítikos) (adjective)
  • μεγαρικός (megarikós) (adjective)

Further reading
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