megaron

English

WOTD – 7 November 2012

Ruins of the megaron at Methana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγαρον (mégaron).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəɹɒn/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəɹɑn/

Noun

megaron (plural megara or megarons)

1. (architecture, historical) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.
   • 1980, Machteld J. Mellink, “VII. Archaic Wall Paintings from Gordion”, in Keith DeVries, editor, From Athens to Gordion: The Papers of a Memorial Symposium for Rodney S. Young‎^[1], page 91:

     The megara faced north (“notebook north” equals true northeast) in the first court behind the archaic East Gate, similar in layout to their predecessors Megara 1 and 2 in the pre-Kimmerian East Court. Megaron C had gone through a period of use and a complete reconstruction before the Painted House was built.

   • 1985, G. R. H. Wright, Ancient Building in South Syria and Palestine‎^[2], page 141:

     The megaron is a hall building with an open-fronted porch, but this porch is not just any laterally confined space.

   • 2011, H. Gönül, “Main topics and discussions on ancient Greek Architecture on West Anatolia”, in C. A. Brebbia, L. Binda, editors, Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XII‎^[3], WIT Press, page 64:

     Probably he points out that the east room, used as oikos, is wider and shorter than the classical narrow and long megaron form. Although this house is interpreted as two megarons side by side, Akurgal [4] also states that the east wall of the space XIV is added later to the building, which means that the east part is not a megaron, but a rectangular room at the first construction phase.

Translations

Mycenean rectangular hall

• Armenian: մեգարոն (hy) (megaron)
• Catalan: mègaron m
• Finnish: megaron
• French: mégaron (fr) m
• German: Megaron (de) n
• Italian: megaron (it) m
• Russian: мегаро́н (ru) m (megarón)

Anagrams

• Germano-, Marengo, germano-, ramogen

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγαρον (mégaron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡɑron/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝ro̞n]
• Rhymes: -eɡɑron
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ga‧ron

Noun

megaron

1. (historical) megaron

Declension

Inflection of megaron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		megaron	megaronit
genitive		megaronin	megaronien
partitive		megaronia	megaroneja
illative		megaroniin	megaroneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		megaron	megaronit
accusative	nom.	megaron	megaronit
	gen.	megaronin
genitive		megaronin	megaronien
partitive		megaronia	megaroneja
inessive		megaronissa	megaroneissa
elative		megaronista	megaroneista
illative		megaroniin	megaroneihin
adessive		megaronilla	megaroneilla
ablative		megaronilta	megaroneilta
allative		megaronille	megaroneille
essive		megaronina	megaroneina
translative		megaroniksi	megaroneiksi
abessive		megaronitta	megaroneitta
instructive		—	megaronein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of megaron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megaronini megaronini accusative nom. megaronini megaronini gen. megaronini genitive megaronini megaronieni partitive megaroniani megaronejani inessive megaronissani megaroneissani elative megaronistani megaroneistani illative megaroniini megaroneihini adessive megaronillani megaroneillani ablative megaroniltani megaroneiltani allative megaronilleni megaroneilleni essive megaroninani megaroneinani translative megaronikseni megaroneikseni abessive megaronittani megaroneittani instructive — — comitative — megaroneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megaronisi megaronisi accusative nom. megaronisi megaronisi gen. megaronisi genitive megaronisi megaroniesi partitive megaroniasi megaronejasi inessive megaronissasi megaroneissasi elative megaronistasi megaroneistasi illative megaroniisi megaroneihisi adessive megaronillasi megaroneillasi ablative megaroniltasi megaroneiltasi allative megaronillesi megaroneillesi essive megaroninasi megaroneinasi translative megaroniksesi megaroneiksesi abessive megaronittasi megaroneittasi instructive — — comitative — megaroneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megaronimme megaronimme accusative nom. megaronimme megaronimme gen. megaronimme genitive megaronimme megaroniemme partitive megaroniamme megaronejamme inessive megaronissamme megaroneissamme elative megaronistamme megaroneistamme illative megaroniimme megaroneihimme adessive megaronillamme megaroneillamme ablative megaroniltamme megaroneiltamme allative megaronillemme megaroneillemme essive megaroninamme megaroneinamme translative megaroniksemme megaroneiksemme abessive megaronittamme megaroneittamme instructive — — comitative — megaroneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megaroninne megaroninne accusative nom. megaroninne megaroninne gen. megaroninne genitive megaroninne megaronienne partitive megaronianne megaronejanne inessive megaronissanne megaroneissanne elative megaronistanne megaroneistanne illative megaroniinne megaroneihinne adessive megaronillanne megaroneillanne ablative megaroniltanne megaroneiltanne allative megaronillenne megaroneillenne essive megaroninanne megaroneinanne translative megaroniksenne megaroneiksenne abessive megaronittanne megaroneittanne instructive — — comitative — megaroneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative megaroninsa megaroninsa accusative nom. megaroninsa megaroninsa gen. megaroninsa genitive megaroninsa megaroniensa partitive megaroniaan megaroniansa megaronejaan megaronejansa inessive megaronissaan megaronissansa megaroneissaan megaroneissansa elative megaronistaan megaronistansa megaroneistaan megaroneistansa illative megaroniinsa megaroneihinsa adessive megaronillaan megaronillansa megaroneillaan megaroneillansa ablative megaroniltaan megaroniltansa megaroneiltaan megaroneiltansa allative megaronilleen megaronillensa megaroneilleen megaroneillensa essive megaroninaan megaroninansa megaroneinaan megaroneinansa translative megaronikseen megaroniksensa megaroneikseen megaroneiksensa abessive megaronittaan megaronittansa megaroneittaan megaroneittansa instructive — — comitative — megaroneineen megaroneinensa

Italian

Noun

megaron m (invariable)

1. megaron

Anagrams

• Germano, germano, magnerò, magrone, mangerò, marengo, margone, mergano

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mégaron.

Noun

megaron n (plural megaroane)

1. megaron

Declension

Declension of megaron

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) megaron	megaronul	(niște) megaroane	megaroanele
genitive/dative	(unui) megaron	megaronului	(unor) megaroane	megaroanelor
vocative	megaronule		megaroanelor

References

• megaron in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN