Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Noun
μέγαρον • (mégaron) n (genitive μεγάρου)
- large room, hall
- (in the plural) house, palace
- sanctuary, shrine
- tomb
- (in the plural) pits sacred to Demeter and Persephone, into which young pigs were let down in the Thesmophoria
Declension
Second declension of
τὸ μέγᾰρον;
τοῦ μεγᾰ́ρου
| Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
| Nominative |
τὸ μέγᾰρον
|
τὼ μεγᾰ́ρω
|
τᾰ̀ μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Genitive |
τοῦ μεγᾰ́ρου
|
τοῖν μεγᾰ́ροιν
|
τῶν μεγᾰ́ρων
|
| Dative |
τῷ μεγᾰ́ρῳ
|
τοῖν μεγᾰ́ροιν
|
τοῖς μεγᾰ́ροις
|
| Accusative |
τὸ μέγᾰρον
|
τὼ μεγᾰ́ρω
|
τᾰ̀ μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Vocative |
μέγᾰρον
|
μεγᾰ́ρω
|
μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Notes: |
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
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Second declension of
μέγᾰρον;
μεγᾰ́ρου (
Epic)
| Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
| Nominative |
μέγᾰρον
|
μεγᾰ́ρω
|
μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Genitive |
μεγᾰ́ρου / μεγᾰροῖο / μεγᾰ́ροιο / μεγᾰρόο / μεγᾰ́ροο
|
μεγᾰ́ροιῐν
|
μεγᾰ́ρων
|
| Dative |
μεγᾰ́ρῳ
|
μεγᾰ́ροιῐν
|
μεγᾰ́ροισῐ / μεγᾰ́ροις
|
| Accusative |
μέγᾰρον
|
μεγᾰ́ρω
|
μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Vocative |
μέγᾰρον
|
μεγᾰ́ρω
|
μέγᾰρᾰ
|
| Notes: |
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
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