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

Adjective

Μεγᾰρῐ́ς • (Megarís) f

1. pertaining to Megara

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Μεγᾰρῐ́ς; τῆς Μεγᾰρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ Μεγᾰρῐ́ς hē Megarís	τὼ Μεγᾰρῐ́δε tṑ Megaríde	αἱ Μεγᾰρῐ́δες hai Megarídes
Genitive	τῆς Μεγᾰρῐ́δος tês Megarídos	τοῖν Μεγᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn Megarídoin	τῶν Μεγᾰρῐ́δων tôn Megarídōn
Dative	τῇ Μεγᾰρῐ́δῐ têi Megarídi	τοῖν Μεγᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn Megarídoin	ταῖς Μεγᾰρῐ́σῐ / Μεγᾰρῐ́σῐν taîs Megarísi(n)
Accusative	τὴν Μεγᾰρῐ́δᾰ tḕn Megarída	τὼ Μεγᾰρῐ́δε tṑ Megaríde	τᾱ̀ς Μεγᾰρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s Megarídas
Vocative	Μεγᾰρῐ́ς Megarís	Μεγᾰρῐ́δε Megaríde	Μεγᾰρῐ́δες Megarídes
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.

Further reading

• Μεγαρίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “Μεγαρίς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016