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Μεγαρεύς
Μεγαρεύς
Ancient Greek
Noun
Μεγαρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγαρέως); third declension
- an inhabitant of Megara; a Megarian
- Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς (Théognis ho Megareús, “Theognis of Megara”)
Proper noun
Μεγαρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγαρέως); third declension
- Megareus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς | τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ | οἱ Μεγᾰρῆς | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως | τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν | τῶν Μεγᾰρέων | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μεγᾰρέῐ̈ / Μεγᾰρεῖ | τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν | τοῖς Μεγᾰρεῦσῐ(ν) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ | τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ | τοὺς Μεγᾰρέᾱς | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεγᾰρεῦ | Μεγᾰρῆ | Μεγᾰρῆς | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
The personal name does not take a definite article.
Related terms
- Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
- Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
- Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
- Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)
- Μεγαρίς (Megarís)
Descendants
- Greek: Μεγαρεύς (Megaréfs); Μεγαρέας (Megaréas)
- Latin: Megareus
References
- Μεγαρεύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Μεγαρεύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016