μαριεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μᾰρῐζεύς (mărĭzeús)

Etymology

Unknown. The correct form is uncertain. Perhaps connected with μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle, gleam”); in this case, it would properly mean "gleaming, sparkling". See also μαρίλη (marílē, “embers of charcoal”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.ri.ěu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈeʍs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈeɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.riˈefs/

Noun

μᾰρῐεύς • (mărĭeús) m (genitive μᾰρῐέως); third declension

(mineralogy) stone that takes fire when water is poured on it

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ μᾰρῐεύς; τοῦ μᾰρῐέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μᾰρῐεύς ho mărĭeús	τὼ μᾰρῐῆ tṑ mărĭê	οἱ μᾰρῐῆς / μᾰρῐεῖς hoi mărĭês / mărĭeîs
Genitive	τοῦ μᾰρῐέως / μᾰρῐῶς toû mărĭéōs / mărĭôs	τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν toîn mărĭéoin	τῶν μᾰρῐέων / μᾰρῐῶν tôn mărĭéōn / mărĭôn
Dative	τῷ μᾰρῐεῖ tōî mărĭeî	τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν toîn mărĭéoin	τοῖς μᾰρῐεῦσῐ / μᾰρῐεῦσῐν toîs mărĭeûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν μᾰρῐέᾱ / μᾰρῐᾶ tòn mărĭéā / mărĭâ	τὼ μᾰρῐῆ tṑ mărĭê	τοὺς μᾰρῐέᾱς / μᾰρῐᾶς toùs mărĭéās / mărĭâs
Vocative	μᾰρῐεῦ mărĭeû	μᾰρῐῆ mărĭê	μᾰρῐῆς / μᾰρῐεῖς mărĭês / mărĭeîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.