Megara

See also: megara and Mégara

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Proper noun

Megara

  1. A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Megara f sg (genitive Megarae); first declension
Megara n pl (genitive Megarōrum); second declension

  1. The capital city of Megaris and birthplace of Euclid

Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case Singular
Nominative Megara
Genitive Megarae
Dative Megarae
Accusative Megaram
Ablative Megarā
Vocative Megara
Locative Megarae
 Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
Case Plural
Nominative Megara
Genitive Megarōrum
Dative Megarīs
Accusative Megara
Ablative Megarīs
Vocative Megara
Locative Megarīs

Derived terms
  • Megarensis

Descendants
  • English: Megara
  • French: Mégara, Mégare

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

  1. Megara (a city in Attica, Greece)
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