Marsyas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.sy.aːs/, [ˈmar.sʏ.aːs]

Proper noun

Marsyās m (genitive Marsyae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him
  2. A tributary river of the Maeander
  3. A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Case Singular
nominative Marsyās
genitive Marsyae
dative Marsyae
accusative Marsyān
ablative Marsyā
vocative Marsyā

References

  • 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
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