Megara

See also: megara

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Proper noun

Megara

  1. A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture Greece

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra/, [ˈmɛ.ɡa.ra]

Proper noun

Megara f (genitive Megarae); first declension
Megara n pl (genitive Megarōrum); second declension

  1. The capital city of Megaris and birthplace of Euclid

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Megara
genitive Megarae
dative Megarae
accusative Megaram
ablative Megarā
vocative Megara

or Second declension.

Case Plural
nominative Megara
genitive Megarōrum
dative Megarīs
accusative Megara
ablative Megarīs
vocative Megara

Derived terms

  • Megarensis

References

  • Mĕgăra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Megara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Megara in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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