Marsyas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.sy.aːs/, [ˈmärs̠yäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.si.as/, [ˈmärsiäs]
Proper noun edit
Marsyās m sg (genitive Marsyae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him
- A tributary river of the Maeander
- A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Marsyās |
| Genitive | Marsyae |
| Dative | Marsyae |
| Accusative | Marsyān |
| Ablative | Marsyā |
| Vocative | Marsyā |
References edit
- “Marsyas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Marsyas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Marsyas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly