Μεγαρίς

Μεγαρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μέγᾰρᾰ (Mégara, “Megara”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ís).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.ɡa.rís/ → /me.ɣaˈris/ → /me.ɣaˈris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.ɡa.rís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me.ɡaˈris/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈris/

Proper noun

Μεγᾰρῐ́ς • (Megarís) f (genitive Μεγᾰρῐ́δος); third declension

1. Megaris or Megarid, the land around Megara

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Μεγᾰρῐ́ς; τῆς Μεγᾰρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μεγᾰρῐ́ς hē Megarís
Genitive	τῆς Μεγᾰρῐ́δος tês Megarídos
Dative	τῇ Μεγᾰρῐ́δῐ têi Megarídi
Accusative	τὴν Μεγᾰρῐ́δᾰ tḕn Megarída
Vocative	Μεγᾰρῐ́ς Megarís
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Related terms

• Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
• Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
• Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
• Μεγαρεύς (Megareús)
• Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)

Descendants

• English: Megaris, Megarid
• Greek: Μεγαρίς (Megarís)
• Latin: Megaris

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016