Μεγαρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μέγᾰρᾰ (Mégara, “Megara”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension

  1. an inhabitant of Megara; a Megarian
    Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς (Théognis ho Megareús, “Theognis of Megara”)

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς; τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
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
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Proper noun

Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension

  1. Megareus

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς; τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς
ho Megareús
Genitive τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως
toû Megaréōs
Dative τῷ Μεγᾰρεῖ
tôi Megareî
Accusative τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ
tòn Megaréā
Vocative Μεγᾰρεῦ
Megareû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
  • Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
  • Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
  • Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)
  • Μεγαρίς (Megarís)

Descendants
  • Greek: Μεγαρεύς (Megaréfs); Μεγαρέας (Megaréas)
  • Latin: Megareus

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
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