Μεγαρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

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

Descendants

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