μαριεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μᾰρῐζεύς (marizeús)

Etymology

Unknown. The correct form is uncertain. Perhaps connected with μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle, gleam”); in this case, it would properly mean "gleaming, sparkling". See also μαρίλη (marílē, “embers of charcoal”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.ri.ěu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈews/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈeɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈefs/

Noun

μᾰρῐεύς • (marieús) m (genitive μᾰρῐέως); third declension

(mineralogy) stone that takes fire when water is poured on it

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ μᾰρῐεύς; τοῦ μᾰρῐέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μᾰρῐεύς ho marieús	τὼ μᾰρῐῆ tṑ mariê	οἱ μᾰρῐῆς / μᾰρῐεῖς hoi mariês / marieîs
Genitive	τοῦ μᾰρῐέως / μᾰρῐῶς toû mariéōs / mariôs	τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν toîn mariéoin	τῶν μᾰρῐέων / μᾰρῐῶν tôn mariéōn / mariôn
Dative	τῷ μᾰρῐεῖ tôi marieî	τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν toîn mariéoin	τοῖς μᾰρῐεῦσῐ / μᾰρῐεῦσῐν toîs marieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν μᾰρῐέᾱ / μᾰρῐᾶ tòn mariéā / mariâ	τὼ μᾰρῐῆ tṑ mariê	τοὺς μᾰρῐέᾱς / μᾰρῐᾶς toùs mariéās / mariâs
Vocative	μᾰρῐεῦ marieû	μᾰρῐῆ mariê	μᾰρῐῆς / μᾰρῐεῖς mariês / marieîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.